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رَكِين

Rakin

ra-KEEN

Steady, dignified.”

About Rakin

Rakin is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "steady, dignified" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

From the Arabic root ر-ك-ن. Connotes someone steady and respectable.

Origin & roots

Origin

Arabic

Gender

Boy

Root letters

ر ك نR-K-N

In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Rakin is one such word.

How to say it

ra·KEEN

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Rakin: Meaning, Pronunciation, and Origin · Houdhoud