- Meaning
- One who remembers God often
- Arabic
- ذاكر
- Say it
- DHAA-kir
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- The word is in the Quran, Surah Al-Ahzab (33:35)
Other spellings
Dhakir
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Questions about Zakir
What does Zakir mean?
Zakir means: One who remembers God often.
Is Zakir in the Quran?
Not as a person’s name, but the word is in the Quran, in Surah Al-Ahzab (33:35).
Is Zakir a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Zakir is a boy’s name.
How do you write Zakir in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Zakir is written ذاكر.