Himsi (Arabic: حِمْصي / ALA-LC: Ḥimṣī) or Homsi (Levantine Arabic: حُمْصي / Ḥomṣi) is an Arabic locational surname or nisba, which means a person from Homs, Syria.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Akram al-Homsi, Jordanian politician
- Edmond Al-Homsi (1901–1972), Syrian politician
- Ibn Na'ima al-Himsi (9th century), Syrian translator
- Majd Homsi (born 1982), Syrian footballer
- Qustaki al-Himsi (1858–1941), Syrian writer
References
- ↑ Abu Assali, Sarah. (2012). "The Eye of the Beholder", Syria Today Magazine, October 10. Retrieved on 25 January 2016.
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