Shamil ( ''shāmil'') is a relatively uncommon Arabic man's name. The name is usually from the adjective which has several correlated meanings from the Arabic "complete, comprehensive, universal" but could also mean "embodying, profound". The adjective stems from the Arabic verb ''shamila'' (Arabic: ''shamila'') meaning "to comprehend, include, everything" but which is linked to other meanings: 1) "union, unity, correlation, bond"
2) "universal, predominant, embrace" The feminine form of the name is Shamila (Arabic: ''shāmilah''). Shamil may refer to:

Places

Shamil, Hormozgan Shamil () is a city in Shamil Rural District of Shamil District, Bandar Abbas County, Hormozgan province, Hormozgan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the district and the rural district. Demographics Population At the time of the 2 ...

, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran *

Shamil-e Bala Shamil-e Bala () is a village in, and the capital of, Ashkara Rural District of Fareghan District, Hajjiabad County, Hormozgan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a co ...

, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran * Shamil Rural District, a rural district in Hormozgan Province, Iran

People

* Shamil, 3rd Imam of Dagestan (1797–1871), leader of resistance to Russian rule over the Caucasus * Shamil Abbyasov (born 1957), Soviet Kyrgyzstani long jumper and triple jumper * Shamil Asgarov (1929–2005), Azeri scholar * Shamil Asildarov (born 1983), Russian footballer *

Shamil Basayev Shamil Salmanovich Basayev (; ; 14 January 1965 – 10 July 2006), also known by his '' kunya'' Abu Idris, was a Chechen guerrilla leader who served as a senior military commander in the breakaway Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. He held the rank ...

(1969–2006), militant Islamist and a leader of the Chechen rebel movement *

Shamil Borchashvili Shamil Borchashvili (born 9 June 1995) is an Austrian judoka. He is a first degree black belt. Career He immigrated to Wels, Austria with his family from Chechnya, Russia when he was a child. Borchashvili won the silver medal at the 2021 Ju ...

(born 1995), Austrian judoka *

Shamil Isayev Shamil Karamagomedovich Isayev (; 19 March 1964 – 15 February 2019) was a Russian professional footballer. Club career He made his professional debut in the Soviet Second League in 1982 for FC Uralan Elista. He played 2 games in the UEFA Cu ...

(1964–2019), Russian footballer *

Shamil Khan Shamil Khan (; also known as ''Shamyl''; born March 1978 in Islamabad) is a Pakistani film and television actor. He's best-known for his film debut in the Punjabi language, '' Larki Punjaban'' (2003). He also appeared in the Hum TV Hum ...

(born 1978), Pakistani film actor *

Shamil Lakhiyalov Shamil Gadzhialiyevich Lakhiyalov (; born 28 October 1979) is a Russian football official and a former player of Avar ethnicity. He is the president of Legion Makhachkala. Club career He made his Russian Premier League debut for Terek Grozny ...

(born 1979), Russian footballer *

Shamil Saidov Shamil Magomedbashirovich Saidov (; born 21 March 1982) is a former Russian professional football player. Club career He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Anzhi Makhachkala on 26 May 2004 in a game against FC Dynamo Bryans ...

(born 1982), Russian footballer *

Shamil Sabirov Shamil Altaevich Sabirov (; born 4 April 1959) is a retired Russian light-flyweight boxer. He won gold medals at the 1979 European Championships and 1980 Olympics, becoming the only boxing champion from the Soviet Union at the Moscow Olympics. ...

(born 1959), Soviet Olympic champion light flyweight boxer *

Shamil Serikov Shamil Serikov (5 March 1956 – 22 November 1989) was a Soviet wrestler and Olympic Champion, who was born in Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow where he won a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling ...

(1956–1989), Soviet Olympic champion wrestler *

Shamil Shetekauri 275px, Herbarium of University of Jena, 2008 Shamil Shetekauri ( ka">შამილ შეთეკაური, links=no; born July 10, 1955) is a Georgian scientist, flora.html" ;"title="botanist, and botanical geography specialist in the s ...

(born 1955), Georgian scientist *

Shamil Zavurov Shamil Magomedovich Zavurov (; born July 4, 1984) is a Russian former professional mixed martial artist, who competes in the Welterweight and Lightweight divisions. A professional MMA competitor since 2004, he is the former M-1 Global World Wel ...

(born 1984), Russian mixed martial arts fighter

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