Shakir (first name)
Shakira ( Arabic : شاكرة) or Shakir (Arabic: شاكر) is a first name .
Origin and meaning
The male Arabic first name Shakir means grateful ; from the root شَكشَرَ (shakara), which means grateful . Another variant is Shakur or Şakir (Turkish).
Shakira is the feminine variant of the name. Another variant is Shakura .
Well-known namesake
Female
- Shakira Caine (* 1947), Guyanese-British model and wife of the actor Sir Michael Caine
- Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll , known as Shakira (* 1977), Colombian pop rock singer and songwriter
Male
- Shakir Stewart (1974-2008), American music entrepreneur
- Shakir Hassan Al-Said (* 1925), Iraqi artist
Individual evidence
- ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Shakir. Retrieved May 12, 2019 .
- ↑ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Shakira. Retrieved May 12, 2019 .