Shaquille

English

Etymology

A fanciful spelling of Arabic شَكِيل (šakīl, “handsome”).

Proper noun

Shaquille

  1. A male given name from Arabic of modern American usage.
    • 2023 April 5, Thomas Schlacher, “Joel Embiid vs. Nikola Jokić vs. Giannis Antetokounmpo: What’s the latest in the race to become the NBA MVP?”, in CNN‎[1]:
      This comes after the center topped the charts last year, becoming the first player at the position since four-time NBA champion Shaquille O’Neal to win the scoring title and the first center to average over 30 PPG in 40 years – Embiid averaged 30.6.
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