Name
Shams
Meaning
Shams is a unisex name of Arabic origin meaning “sun”.
Shams is the Arabic word for the sun, used for both sexes and carried by Shams of Tabriz, the wandering dervish whose friendship transformed the poet Rumi. The name appears across the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia, often in compounds like Shamsuddin, sun of the faith.
At a glance
- Origin
- Arabic
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronounced
- /SHAMS/
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Questions
Shams is a unisex name of Arabic origin meaning “sun”. Shams is the Arabic word for the sun, used for both sexes and carried by Shams of Tabriz, the wandering dervish whose friendship transformed the poet Rumi.
Shams is a unisex name, used for both boys and girls.
The name Shams comes from Arabic. Shams is the Arabic word for the sun, used for both sexes and carried by Shams of Tabriz, the wandering dervish whose friendship transformed the poet Rumi. The name appears across the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia, often in compounds like Shamsuddin, sun of the faith.
Shams is pronounced SHAMS.
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