Nakeib

A Quranic Name for Boys

Meaning: Leader

Nakeib is variant of Naqeeb and has the exact same meaning and pronunciation (see below for full meaning). You can use either Nakeib or Naqeeb, both are correct and acceptable. If you like this variant more and you'd like to pronounce it the way it is spelled (different than the original name), this is perfectly acceptable. For more details please see the main entry at: Naqeeb.

Full Meaning of Nakeib

Nakeib is a direct Quranic name for boys that means “representative”, “leader”. It is used in the Quran in the Surat al-Ma’idah.

And Allah had already taken a covenant from the Children of Israel, and We delegated from among them twelve leaders. And Allah said, “I am with you. If you establish prayer and give zakah and believe in My messengers and support them and loan Allah a goodly loan, I will surely remove from you your misdeeds and admit you to gardens beneath which rivers flow. But whoever of you disbelieves after that has certainly strayed from the soundness of the way.” (Quran 5:12)