Shames (surname)

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Shames is a Yiddish surname, derived from Yiddish shames, "sexton (in a synagogue), gabbai". [1] Notable people with the surname include:

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References

  1. "Shames Name Meaning", citing Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022