Muslim Name · Female · Arabic origin
Shakira Name Meaning in Islam
Grateful, thankful (feminine of Shākir).
- Meaning
- Grateful, thankful (feminine of Shākir)
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Girl
- Arabic root
- ش-ك-ر
- Urdu
- شاکرہ
- Pronunciation
- sha-KI-ra
- Lucky number
- 4
Is Shakira an Islamic name? Yes. Shakira is an established name in Muslim use, Arabic in origin. Its settled meaning is: Grateful, thankful (feminine of Shākir). Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.
Read the letter-by-letter reading ↓Section 1 · Arabic Root
Where the Name Comes From
ش-ك-ر. From sh-k-r, to thank, same root as shukr (gratitude).
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Sheen radiance, Kaf sufficiency, Ra mercy, Ta manifestation. Radiance, sufficiency, mercy, made visible, gratitude.
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Shakira's letters draw from many elements at once, a full palette, not a single note. This is a name that asks its bearer to hold contradictions gracefully: warmth and steadiness, movement and depth. Running through the reading is Al-Shakur, the Appreciative, carried by a person as a way of noticing and honouring small kindnesses. A person named Shakira lives with more inside them than any one word can hold.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
Grateful, feminine of Shakir. Shakira. Colombian singer, the most famous bearer globally. 'And be grateful (ushkuri) to Me and to your parents' (31:14). Top global girls name.
Section 5 · Bearers
Who Has Carried This Name
- Shakira (Isabel Mebarak Ripoll)b.1977·ColombiaSinger; one of the best-selling Latin artists
How to Pronounce Shakira
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Frequently Asked Questions
About the name Shakira
What does the name Shakira mean?
The letters that build Shakira each speak on their own terms. What does Ilm ul Huroof say about Shakira? → What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about names like Shakira? →
Is Shakira mentioned in the Quran?
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What does Shakira mean in Urdu?
Centuries of Urdu writing carried the Arabic letter readings forward, and Shakira carries them too. How do Arabic letters travel into Urdu names? →
Is Shakira a good Islamic name?
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Is Shakira a girl or boy name?
What is the spiritual meaning of Shakira in Ilm ul Huroof?
In Ilm ul Huroof, the science of letters that Ibn Arabi worked within, every letter of Shakira is a principle, not a phoneme. Read the full introduction to Ilm ul Huroof →
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