Shams (name)
{{Short description|Unisex given name}}
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| region = Middle East
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| origin = Arabic
| related names = {{ubl|Shams ul Alam|Shams ud Duha|Shams al-Din|Shams ul Haq|Shamsul Huda|Shamsul Islam|Shamsunnahar|Shamsur Rahman|Shamsuzzaman}}
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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:
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Given name
=Female=
- Shams (singer) (born 1980), a Saudi-Kuwaiti singer
- Shams Abbasi (1924–2011), Pakistani scholar
- Shams al-Baroudi (born 1945), Egyptian actress
- Shams C. Inati, American scholar
- Shams Pahlavi (1917–1996), member of the Iranian royal family
- Shams un Nisa Memon, Pakistani politician
=Male=
- Shams Badran (1929–2020), Egyptian military officer
- Shams Buneri (1946–2023), Pakistani poet
- Shams Charania (born 1994), American television presenter
- Shams Langeroodi (born 1950), Iranian poet
- Shams Mulani (born 1997), Indian cricketer
- Shams Sumon, Bangladeshi actor
- Shams Tabrizi (1185–1248), Iranian Sufi mystic
Surname
- Ajmal Shams (born 1972), Afghan politician and engineer
- Ibrahim Shams (1917–2001), Egyptian Olympic weightlifter
- Fatemeh Shams (born 1983), Iranian poet and literary scholar
- Hossein Shams (born 1961), Iranian futsal coach and football player
- 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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Category:Arabic-language unisex given names
Category:Bangladeshi masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names
Category:Arabic-language surnames