Shamsi (Arabic: شمسی) is a given name and a family name, which is commonly found in the Middle East, South Asia, and North Africa. People with this name include:

People with the given name Shamsi

People with the surname Shamsi

Etymology

The word Shamsi means "of sun", "sunny", or "solar". The name can also mean "a disciple of Shams", in reference to communities in Pakistan, India and Syria that were descendent or converted to Islam by Sufi Saints, [Shaikh Shamsudin-Baray Sarkar and Shaikh Badar ud Din-Chotay Sarkar of Badaun UP, India 1206-1280 CE], Shamsuddin Sabzwari and Shahjamal Shamsul Arifeen (Aligarh).

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