Save Gender Feminine Usage Kazakh Scripts Кәмшат(Kazakh) كامشات(Kazakh Arabic) Pronounced Pron. kam-SHAHT [key·IPA] Meaning & History Means "otter" in Kazakh, referring specifically to the Eurasian otter. This name could also be formed from Persian کام (kam) meaning "desire, wish" and شاد (shad) meaning "happy, glad".