Save Gender Masculine Usage Kazakh (Rare) Scripts Шоқыр(Kazakh) Other Forms FormsŞoqır Meaning & History Derived from the Kazakh noun шоқыр (shoqyr) meaning "starry sturgeon" (Acipenser stellatus).A known bearer of this name was the Kazakh boxer Shoqyr Bóltekuly (1916-1994).