Sham
See also: sham
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)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sham is the 33810th 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- AMHS, HMAS, HSAM, Hams, MASH, MHAs, MSHA, Mahs, Mash, SAHM, Sahm, hams, mash
Hausa
Etymology
From Arabic الشام (aš-šām, “the north”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃâm/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʃâŋ]
Proper noun
Shâm f
- Syria (a country in Asia)
- Synonym: Sīr̃iyà
- the Levant: Syria, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon