English
Shaquille
Shaquille comes from Arabic شَكِيل ‘handsome’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentشَكِيلšakīl‘handsome’
- Englishearliest quotation 2023Shaquille
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentشَكِيلšakīl‘handsome’
- Englishearliest quotation 2023Shaquille
Earliest quotation: 2023, Thomas Schlacher: “This comes after the center topped the charts last…”
Every English word from Arabic شَكِيل
Today it means
name A male given name from Arabic of modern American usage.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic شَكِيل / Shaquille