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Shaquella
How to Pronounce Shaquella
Pronounced shuh-KWEL-uh /ʃəˈkwɛlə/Medium
Meaning: Shaquella is a feminine coinage close in sound to Shaquille, which comes from the Arabic Shakil meaning handsome or well-formed. The -ella ending gives the strong Sha- sound a graceful feminine finish.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
Shaquella is a feminine coinage echoing Shaquille, which derives from the Arabic Shakil meaning handsome or well-formed. The -ella ending, familiar from names like Marcella, softens the bold Shaq- opening into a feminine form. It appears in United States records from the early 1980s and reached a quiet high in the early 1990s, given to only a couple dozen girls a year.
A Shaquella from that early-1990s high is now in her thirties. The Shaq- names have cooled since their peak, so it reads as an of-its-moment coinage, though its -ella close keeps a graceful, timeless edge.
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What does the name Shaquella mean?
It is a feminine coinage echoing Shaquille, from the Arabic Shakil, meaning handsome or well-formed.
How do you pronounce Shaquella?
It's said shuh-KWEL-uh /ʃəˈkwɛlə/, three syllables.
Is Shaquella a boy or girl name?
Shaquella is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Shaquella?
It has always been rare, a coined name given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak in the early nineties.