The story behind Şems
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish شمس, borrowed from Arabic شَمْس (šams), from Proto-Semitic *śamš-.
Pronunciation
Turkish: /ˈʃems/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Turkish: [ˈʃæms̪]
- Turkish: [ˈʃe̞ms̪]
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Names Similar to Şems
Farès
Borrowed from Arabic فارس (fāris).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Younès
Borrowed from Arabic يُونُس (yūnus).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sandeś
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit संदेश (saṃdeśa). Doublet of संदेसा (sandesā).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Ś
- same syllable count
- similar length
Siâms
Borrowed from English James. Doublet of Iago.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sparś
Borrowed from Sanskrit स्पर्श (sparśa).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Ś
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sureś
Borrowed from Sanskrit सुरेश (sureśa).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Ś
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Şems
Aaliyah
Popularized by American singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001). Transliteration of Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abacar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abbas
From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, “one who frowns a lot; untamed lion”), from عَبَسَ (ʕabasa, “to frown”), the title of the eightieth sura of the Qur'an. From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Şems
Abacar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abaz
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس (ʼabbas), from Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, literally “frowning; lion”). For the final /z/ compare abanoz. Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abdala
From Old Galician-Portuguese Abdalla, from Arabic عَبْدُ الله (ʕabdu llāh).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length