Boys' names
Shakir
Thankful
شَاكِر
Shakir
Thankful
Direct Quranicboyarabic
Pronunciation
Shakir
Arabic
شَاكِر
Gender
Boy
Origin
Arabic
Root
sh-k-r
Quranic status
Direct Quranic
Reference
Surah an-Nahl 16:121
Origin & meaning
Used in the Quran for the believer who gives constant thanks.
Quranic source
Surah an-Nahl 16:121
Themes
Same root · sh-k-r
Names sharing this root.
“You will be called on the Day of Resurrection by your names and the names of your fathers, so make your names beautiful.” (Sunan Abi Dawud 4948, hasan).