Boy name origins & meanings Hebrew : To hearHebrew : Like the sun; His ministryHebrew : Heard God; asked God Boy name variations Sammie Sammy Samuel Samouel Samuele Samuello Samson Sampson Sanson Sansone Samuelson Samelle Shemuel Schmuel Shem 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. Famous people with this first name Sam Shepherd Famous people who gave their babies this name Charlie Sheen Denise Richards Tiger Woods Andrew McCarthy Bob Dylan Bruce Springsteen Michael Fox