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Akil

American  
[ah-keel] / ɑˈkil /

noun

  1. a first name: from an Arabic word meaning “one who uses reason.”


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“It all shows on-screen and helps people understand the characters,” Brock Akil said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

Inside a Sunset Gower Studios soundstage in Hollywood, Mara Brock Akil, the creator behind the Netflix series “Forever,” recently gave Bajaria a tour of the set.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

“When I could have given up, I reached out to more business owners,” Akil said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Bovard said he couldn’t let Akil audit the oversubscribed course.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Again I tried the old scheme of forcing him to leave me, and even begged an Akil of the Dulbahantas, offering him large rewards, to be my guide to Berbera.

From What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile by John Hanning Speke

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