Meaning and Origin of: Sam

Boy name origins & meanings

• Hebrew : To hear
• Hebrew : Like the sun; His ministry
• Hebrew : Heard God; asked God

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Family 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.

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