Shams (name)

Shams
Gender	Unisex
Origin
Word/name	Arabic
Meaning	Shams is an Arabic surname, meaning 'sun'. It is most common in the Muslim World.
Region of origin	Middle East
Other names
Related names	Shams ul Alam; Shams ud Duha; Shams al-Din; Shams ul Haq; Shamsul Huda; Shamsul Islam; Shamsunnahar; Shamsur Rahman; Shamsuzzaman;

Shams (Persian: شمس, Arabic: شمس) is an Arabic origin word which is used as a unisex given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Female

Shams (singer) (born 1980), a Saudi-Kuwaiti singer
Shams Abbasi (1924–2011), Pakistani scholar
Shams Aghahuseynova (born 2010), Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnast
Shams al-Baroudi (born 1945), Egyptian actress
Shams C. Inati, American scholar
Shams un Nisa Memon, Pakistani politician
Shams ol-Moluk Mosahab (1913–1997), Iranian educator and politician
Shams Pahlavi (1917–1996), member of the Iranian royal family

Male

Shams Aalam (born 1986), Indian para swimmer
Shams Badran (1929–2020), Egyptian military officer
Shams Buneri (1946–2023), Pakistani poet
Shams Chak, Kashmiri Commander from the Chak dynasty
Shams Charania (born 1994), American television presenter
Shams Chowdhury (born 1966), Bangladeshi army general
Shams al-Dawla (died 1021), Buyid ruler of Hamadan
Shams al-Muluk Duqaq (died 1104), Seljuq ruler of Damascus
Shams-i Fakhri, Iranian lexicographer and philologist
Shams al-Mulk Isma'il (1113–1135), Seljuk ruler of the Emirate of Damascus
Shams-i-Jahan (died 1408), Khan of Mughlistan
Shams Langeroodi (born 1950), Iranian poet
Shams al-Muluk Muhammad (died 1317), Baduspanid ruler of Rustamdar
Shams Mulani (born 1997), Indian cricketer
Shams al-Mulk Nasr (died 1080), Karakhanid ruler in Transoxiana
Shams Ali Qalandar (1874–1966), Pakistani Sufi faqir and qalandar
Shams Rahman, Bangladeshi academic
Shams Sumon (1967–2026), Bangladeshi actor
Shams Tabraiz (missionary) (died 1356), Indian Ismaili saint
Shams Tabrizi (1185–1248), Iranian Sufi mystic
Shams Naved Usmani (1931–1993), Indian Muslim scholar
Shams ibn Uthman (594–625), companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad

Surname

Ajmal Shams (born 1972), Afghan politician and engineer
Fatemeh Shams (born 1983), Iranian poet and literary scholar
Hossein Shams (born 1961), Iranian futsal coach and football player
Ibrahim Shams (1917–2001), Egyptian Olympic weightlifter
Kalimuddin Shams (1939–2013), Indian politician
Ladan Shams, American psychologist
Mohammad Shams (born 1954), Iranian musical artist
Noorena Shams (born 1997), Pakistani sportsperson
Randy J. Shams, American musical artist
Siavash Shams (born 1963), Iranian musical artist
Sumera Shams (born 1991), Pakistani politician
Wahid Shams Kolahi (born 1965), Iranian German engineer

Arabic-based compound names with Shams as an element

Shamsul Alam, meaning Sun of the world
Shams al-Din, meaning Sun of the religion/faith
Shams ul Huda, meaning Sun of the guidance
Shams ul Haq, meaning Sun of Al Haqq
Shamsul Islam, meaning Sun of Islam
Shamsuzzaman, meaning Sun of the era
Shams ud Duha, meaning Sun of the dawn
Shamsunnahar, meaning Sun of the morning
Shamsur Rahman, meaning Sun of the Most Merciful
Shamsi (name), meaning Sunny

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