Given name & surname · also Hindi

Vakil

“lawyer”

Vakil is a surname from Hindi (ultimately Arabic).

Meaning & origin

What it means

Vakil goes back to Hindi वकील, meaning “lawyer.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Vakil comes from Hindi, and ultimately from Arabic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Hindi वकील (“lawyer”), from Arabic وَكِيل.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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