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“thankful”
No sourced pronunciation yet
01 / Meaning & origin
Şükrü is a masculine given name documented in Turkish and Azerbaijani. English Wiktionary traces it to Arabic شُكْرِيّ via Ottoman Turkish, with the stated meaning “thankful”.
Separate records with matching spellings: Sukru (Danish), Sükrü (Finnish)
Meaning: “thankful”
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish شكری (Şükrî), from Arabic شُكْرِيّ (šukriyy).
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04 / Through time
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5th Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey (1887–1953)
Turkish association football player (1931–2026)
Turkish actor (born 1988)
Turkish statesperson (1883–1959)
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06 / Behind the facts
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