Girl name · Arabic
شاكرة
Shakira name meaning
SHAA-ki-ra
“Thankful and grateful”
About the name
GenderGirl
OriginArabic
Questions parents ask
What does Shakira mean?
Shakira (شاكرة) means “Thankful and grateful”.
How do you pronounce Shakira?
Shakira is pronounced SHAA-ki-ra.
Is Shakira a boy's or a girl's name?
Shakira is a girl's name.
How is Shakira written in Arabic?
In Arabic it is written شاكرة.
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عبد الشكورAbdush ShakurServant of the Most Appreciativeأمة الشكورAmatush ShakurHandmaid of the Most AppreciativeمشكورMashkoorPraised; thankedشاكرShakirThankful, gratefulشاكر اللهShakirullahOne who is thankful to AllahشكريShukriOf thankfulness and gratitudeشكر اللهShukrullahGratitude to AllahصباSabaThe gentle east wind; zephyr
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Meaning checked in Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (London, 1863–1893), which gives: “he was grateful, or thankful, to him; or he acknowledged his beneficence”. See the entry ↗