The baby name Shemsi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SHEM-see (IPA: /ˈʃɛm.si/).
Shemsi is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Shemsi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SHEM-see (IPA: /ˈʃɛm.si/).
Shemsi is Arabic in Origin.
Shemsi stems from the Arabic root shams, “sun,” with the adjectival -i meaning “of” or “solar.” Through Ottoman Turkish Şemsi it entered Balkan languages (Albanian, Bosnian, Macedonian), where the form Shemsi/Šemsi became established. The core sense is “sun-like, radiant, pertaining to the sun,” giving the name a bright, auspicious tone. It is used for both genders, though most common as a masculine given name.
The name appears in Ottoman and modern Turkish records - e.g., Şemsi Pasha (d. 1580), a commander commemorated by the Şemsi Pasha Mosque, and educator Şemsi Efendi. Regional usage persists among Turkish and Albanian families and in Bosnian Muslim communities. Variants and related forms include Şemsi/Šemsi, Shamsi, Shemsie/Shemsije (feminine), and the root names Shams and Şemseddin/Shams al-Din (“sun of the faith”). Nicknames and short forms: Shems, Sems, Šemso.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL | 0 | #75 | 2 | 2,372 | |
| SI | 0 | #79 | 2 | 1,612 | |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #126 | 6 | 1,400 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #168 | 42 | 3,402 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #218 | 3 | 3,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #226 | 2 | 4,141 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #245 | 54 | 5,122 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #266 | 8 | 6,912 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| France | Girls | 2012 | #405 | 3 | 3,242 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #430 | 13 | 2,180 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #905 | 48 | 5,697 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| MA | 0 | #1,115 | 14 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,233 | 2 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,421 | 51 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Shemsi is popular in 24 countries — most recent births per country:
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