Where does “Aboukir” come from?

Aboukir is an English place name derived from Arabic أَبُو قِير, whose original meaning is uncertain.

Ancestry of “Aboukir”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	أَبُو قِير	—
2	Arabic	قِير	—

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