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Aqeel
عقیلSay it uh-KEEL
- Meaning today
- Wise, intelligent
- Original meaning
- "a man's name from ʿ-q-l, the root of ʿaql, 'intellect'" Lane, p. 2115
- Say it
- uh-KEEL
- Written
- عقیل
- Other spellings
- Aqil, Akeel
Aqeel
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Aqeel meaning
Aqeel (عقیل) is a Muslim boy's name of Arabic origin.
A man's name from ʿ-q-l, the root of ʿaql, 'intellect'
Also used to mean: wise, intelligent
Aqeel (عقیل) is a classical Arabic name from the root ʿ-q-l, the root of ʿaql, "intellect, reason". Lane's lexicon defines the related ʿāqil as one who has intellect, a rational being, and ʿaqīla as the choicest or most excellent of anything, such as a noble woman or a fine pearl. Name lists give Aqeel as "wise" or "intelligent", in keeping with the root. Steingass records the name through ʿAqīl ibn Abī Ṭālib, cousin of the Prophet and brother of the Caliph ʿAlī, who was known as an expert in the genealogies of the Quraysh.
Source: Lane, An Arabic–English Lexicon (1863–93), Book I, Part 5, p. 2115 · entry ʿāqil (عَاقِلٌ) and ʿaqīla (عَقِيلَةٌ), root ʿ-q-l · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ʿāqil, ʿaqīla, Book I p. 2115 · Steingass, Persian–English Dictionary, ʿaqīl, p. 859 · Wikipedia, Aqil ibn Abi Talib
Famous namesakes
- Aqil ibn Abi Talib, cousin of the Prophet Muhammad
Spellings
Aqeel · Aqil · Akeel