Shaquille - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Shaquille \sh(a)-quille, shaqu(il)-le\ is pronounced sha-KEEL. It is of American origin. Modern variant of Shakil (Arabic) "handsome". Made familiar in modern times by basketball star Shaquille O'Neal, also well known by the short form of his name, Shaq.

Shaquille has 6 variant forms: Shaq, Shaqeell, Shaque, Shaqueel, Shaquil and Shaquile.

Baby names that sound like Shaquille are Shakille and Shakill.

Shaquille is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Shaquille. Click here to compare Shaquille with related baby names.