73%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Arabic, Urdu Scripts شاكر(Arabic) شاکر(Urdu) Pronounced Pron. /ˈʃaː.kir/(Arabic) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "thankful" in Arabic, from the root شكر (shakara) meaning "to thank". Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootshakaraFeminine FormShakira(Arabic) Other Languages & CulturesŞakir(Turkish) PopularityDetails Last ranked #983 in 2001 England and Wales Categories Dune characters, gratitude, isograms, virtues