Syukri Shukri (Arabic: شكري) (Turkish: Şükrü), alternatively Shoukri, Shoukry, Shokri, Choukri, Choucri, Chokri etc., is an Arabic name for males meaning "thankful". It is the masculine active participle of the Arabic verb, شَكَرَ, meaning "to be thankful". ... It can be used as either a given name or surname.