Given name · Macedonian · Tatar
Шакир
“thankful”
Шакир (Šakir) is a masculine given name. It is used in Macedonian.
Macedonian and TatarWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Şakir.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Шакир is Şakir written in Cyrillic. Şakir goes back to Arabic شاكِر, meaning “thankful.”
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Where it comes from
Шакир is Şakir written in Cyrillic. Şakir comes from Ottoman Turkish, and ultimately from Arabic.
Explained through its name family
Шакир’s family of names
Шакир can be written in the Roman alphabet as Şakir. In Macedonian usage, Шакир can be written in the Roman alphabet as Šakir.
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