Shawq: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Shawq – Meaning: longing, yearning desire – Origin: Arabic – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: SHAWK


Shawq is an Arabic unisex name meaning “longing, yearning desire”. It appears in our list of 200+ Baby Names That Mean Love — Tender Picks Across Every Language.

Meaning & Origin of Shawq

Meaning: Longing, yearning desire.

Origin: Arabic.

How to Pronounce Shawq

Phonetic: SHAWK   IPA: /ʃɔːk/

Popularity of Shawq

Shawq doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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