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Akeelah

ah-KEE-lah3 syllables
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A name of African origin, meaning 'intelligent'. (African)

What does Akeelah mean?

African: A name of African origin, meaning 'intelligent'.. Akeelah is a name of African origin, often interpreted to mean 'intelligent' or 'wise'.

Is Akeelah a good dog name?

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Akeelah in the Pets in the City community

We don't have publishable popularity figures for Akeelah in our Auckland community. This does not tell us how common the name is.

From anonymised, aggregated records of dogs at our 5 Auckland centres. Our community, not a national census.

What kind of dog does Akeelah suit?

Human name
Wonderfully unusual

Suggestions only — plenty of dogs happily wear names that break every rule.

Our entirely unscientific pack opinion

Akeelah's Arrival

Did you hear Akeelah is joining us? I bet she’ll have the best suggestions for games. I can already see her drafting a plan for ‘Fetch 101: The Art of Strategy’!

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