First name origins & meanings:
- Hebrew: To hear
- Hebrew: Like the sun; His ministry
- Hebrew: Heard God; asked God
First name variations: Sammie, Sammy, Samuel, Samouel, Samuele, Samuello, Sampson, Sanson, Sansone, Sammy, Samson, Samuele, Samuelson, Samelle, Sammy, Sammie, Shemuel, Schmuel, Shem, Samuel
Last name origins & meanings:
- English: from a pet form of the personal name Samson
(see Samson).
- Dutch (van Sam): variant of Van den
Sand (see Sand 2).
- Nigerian and Ghanaian: unexplained.
- Chinese:
variant of
Shen. - Chinese:
variant of Shum. - Other Southeast Asian: unexplained.
Famous people with this first name:
Sam Shepherd
Famous people who gave their babies this name:
Charlie Sheen,
Bob Dylan,
Michael Fox,
Andrew McCarthy,
Bruce Springsteen
This name appears in the following lists:
Favorite Children's Book/Show Characters,
Heroes and Heroines,
Literary Characters,
Rock Kings and Queens
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