Shamsi (name)
Shamsi (Arabic: شمسی) is a family name in Middle East and South Asia.
Etymology
The word Shamsi means of sun or solar. Shams means Sun and Shamsi means Sunny.
Shamsi Family
According to their tradition, they belonged to the Shamsi Family communities in Pakistan and India were converted to Islam by Sufi Saint Hazrat Shams Tabrizi. They often use the surname Shamsi ( a disciple of Shams), in his honour.
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