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 [ 2 syll. (s)ha-qui-(l)le, sh-aqui-lle ] The boy name Shaquille is pronounced SHahKIYL KEY. Shaquille's language of origin is Arabic, and it is used mainly in the Arabic and English languages. Derived literally from the element shaquille which means 'handsome'. Variations of Shaquille include the English Shakeel, the Arabic and English Shakil, the English Shaq, and the English Shaquil. Shaquille is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1993 with 0.086% of baby boys being given the name Shaquille. It ranked at #180 then. The baby name has since fallen out of favor, and is of only irregular use now. Among all boy names in its group, Shaquille was nonetheless the most frequently used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Shaquille include the name Sahale, the Arabic Salah, the Swahili Salehe, the Arabic Salih, the English Satchel, the name Segel, the English Selah, the English Sewall, the Hebrew Sha'ul, the English Shakeel, the English Shaquil, the English Shelley, the English Shelly, the English and Hebrew Shilo, the English and Hebrew Shiloh, the Yoruban Shola, the English Skelley, the English Skellie, the English Skelly, and the Indian Sohil. A famous person named Shaquille is Basketball Player, Shaquille O'Neal, born Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal, 6 March 1972, Newark, New Jersey. KEY: Pronunciation for Shaquille: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
