Because it is a solid figure which has six (prefix = hexa) faces.
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There is only one cube shape and it is called a cube or a regular hexahedron.
Cube, if the hexahedron is normal.
cube
A regular hexahedron.
A quadrilateral is a 4-sided polygon, not a perfect cube as the last poster thought. A cube can also be called a regular hexahedron.