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Şems

Arabic roots

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[ˈʃæms̪] · Turkish

Origin: Arabic
1 language context: Turkish
Follow the evidence: 2 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Şems

Şems is a masculine given name documented in Turkish. English Wiktionary traces it to Arabic via Ottoman Turkish.

Arabic origin

Source-reported

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish شمس, borrowed from Arabic شَمْس (šams), from Proto-Semitic *śamš-.

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Ottoman Turkish
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Wiktionary: ŞemsCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Turkish Wiktionary: ŞemsCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

02 / Across borders

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Documented as a given name in Turkish.

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03 / By the numbers

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04 / Through time

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06 / Behind the facts

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Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-16.

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Wiktionary: ŞemsCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Turkish Wiktionary: ŞemsCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Şems

Şems is a masculine given name documented in Turkish. English Wiktionary traces it to Arabic via Ottoman Turkish.

Arabic origin

Source-reported

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish شمس, borrowed from Arabic شَمْس (šams), from Proto-Semitic *śamš-.

Follow the language links in this account

Read from more recent borrowed forms toward older source forms. This is a derivation account, not a dated timeline.

Ottoman Turkish
Arabic

Only explicit language links are shown. The full passage may also discuss word roots, comparisons or uncertain proposals.

Read the cited Wiktionary entry

Sources for this account (2)

Wiktionary: ŞemsCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Turkish Wiktionary: ŞemsCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Where Şems is used

Explore published naming statistics and documented language connections around the world.

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Türkiye

Language records

Documented as a given name in Turkish.

Explore Türkiye

1 of 1 country

Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-16.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms2

Wiktionary: ŞemsCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Turkish Wiktionary: ŞemsCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

A story to pass on.

About Şems

Arabic origin

Where Şems is used

Across borders

Türkiye

Popularity over time

History

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A name worth keeping.

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A story to pass on.

About Şems

Arabic origin

Where Şems is used

Across borders

Türkiye

Popularity over time

History

Related names

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page