Shouq

• Origin: Arabic شوق
• Meaning: “longing; yearning; craving; desire; wish.”
• Gender: Female
• Pron: (SHOOK, SHOKE)

The name comes directly from the Arabic word شَوْق, which is ultimately from the Aramaic Shuqa (שׁוּקָא) of the same meaning.

It is mainly used in Gulf Arab countries and is occasionally used among the Muslim South-Asian community.

Other transliterations include: Shawq, and Shouk.

Sources

• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%82
• https://www.arabicstudentsdictionary.com/