Shames (surname)

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

* Edward Shames (1922–2021), American army officer
* Laurence Shames (born 1951), American writer
* Stephen Shames (born 1947), American photojournalist

## See also

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* Shamos (surname)

## References

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

Surname list

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