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Akili

/ah-KEE-lee/ UnisexSwahili

Meaning

Akili is a unisex name of Swahili origin meaning “intellect, wisdom”.

Akili is the Swahili word for mind, intelligence, and good sense, drawn from the Arabic aql, reason. As a given name it is used for both sexes in East Africa and was adopted by African-American families during the heritage-naming movement of the 1970s.

At a glance

Origin
Swahili
Gender
Unisex
Pronounced
/ah-KEE-lee/
Themes
Wisdom

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Questions

  • Akili is a unisex name of Swahili origin meaning “intellect, wisdom”. Akili is the Swahili word for mind, intelligence, and good sense, drawn from the Arabic aql, reason.

  • Akili is a unisex name, used for both boys and girls.

  • The name Akili comes from Swahili. Akili is the Swahili word for mind, intelligence, and good sense, drawn from the Arabic aql, reason. As a given name it is used for both sexes in East Africa and was adopted by African-American families during the heritage-naming movement of the 1970s.

  • Akili is pronounced ah-KEE-lee.

More names that mean wisdom

Names that share this meaning.

  1. Abigail FeminineHebrew“my father is joy”
  2. Alfred MasculineOld English“elf counsel”
  3. Ananda MasculineSanskrit“bliss”
  4. Athena FeminineGreek“the goddess of wisdom”
  5. Cato MasculineLatin“wise, shrewd”
  6. Ethan MasculineHebrew“firm, enduring”