- Meaning
- Thankful, grateful
- Arabic
- شاكر
- Say it
- SHAA-kir
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- The word is in the Quran, Surah An-Nahl (16:121)
About the meaning
The Quran calls Ibrahim thankful for the blessings of God (16:121).
Other spellings
Shaker, Chaker, Şakir
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Questions about Shakir
What does Shakir mean?
Shakir means: Thankful, grateful. The Quran calls Ibrahim thankful for the blessings of God (16:121).
Is Shakir in the Quran?
Not as a person’s name, but the word is in the Quran, in Surah An-Nahl (16:121).
Is Shakir a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Shakir is a boy’s name.
How do you write Shakir in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Shakir is written شاكر.