Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Arabic (Maghrebi) Scripts شرقي(Arabic) Pronounced Pron. /ʃɛʁ.ɡi/(French) [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsCherqui, Cherkaoui, Chergaoui Meaning & History From Arabic شَرْقِيّ (šarqiyy) meaning "eastern, one from the east".