Gender Masculine
Usage Arabic, Urdu
Scripts عقيل(Arabic) عقیل(Urdu)
Pronounced Pron. /ʕa.ˈqiːl/(Arabic)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "intelligent, wise, reasonable" in Arabic, from the root عقل (ʿaqala) meaning "to have intelligence, to be reasonable". Aqil ibn Abi Talib was the name of a cousin of the Prophet Muhammad.

Related Names

VariantsAqeel(Arabic) Aqeel(Urdu)
Feminine FormsAkilah, Aqila(Arabic)
Other Languages & CulturesAghil(Persian)

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Entry updated October 6, 2024