Sham

See also: sham and shām

English

Etymology

It could be from Arabic شَام (šām, literally “Syria”), from which it spread also to Gujarat. Perhaps also an altered spelling of French Cham.

Proper noun

Sham (plural Shams)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sham is the 33810^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 673 individuals. Sham is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (69.39%) and White (20.95%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• SAHM, hams, HMAS, Mahs, MSHA, AShM, MASH, HSAM, MHAs, Mash, Samh, Sahm, Hams, HMAs, mash, AMHS

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic الشام (aš-šām, “the north”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃâm/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʃâŋ]

Proper noun

Shâm f

1. Syria (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)

   Synonym: Sīr̃iyà

2. the Levant: Syria, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon