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Nakira
Pronounced nuh-KEER-uh /nəˈkɪr.ə/Medium
Meaning: Nakira is an American coinage that blends Nakia with Shakira. Nakia is an Arabic-derived name read as 'pure', and Shakira comes from the Arabic for 'grateful, thankful'; Nakira borrows their sounds and carries a loose sense of purity and gratitude rather than a single documented root.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Nakira is a coinage that fuses Nakia ('pure') with Shakira ('grateful'), both names of Arabic derivation that gained American use in the later twentieth century. Blended names of this kind were a warm, inventive thread in African-American naming, and Nakira is a graceful example.
It stayed rare, given to only a few dozen girls a year, with a faint high point around 2005. Its appeal is its soft, flowing sound and its gentle borrowed meanings rather than a fixed traditional root.
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What does the name Nakira mean?
Nakira is a coined blend of Nakia ('pure') and Shakira ('grateful'), carrying a soft sense of both.
How do you pronounce Nakira?
It's said nuh-KEER-uh /nəˈkɪr.ə/ - three syllables, stress on the second.
Is Nakira a boy or girl name?
Nakira is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Nakira?
Nakira has always been rare, a coinage related to Nakia and Shakira.