Sam
[sæm]Meaning
short form of Samuel, Samson, Samantha and other names beginning with Sam
Background Story
Sam is a short form of Samuel, Samson, Samantha and other names beginning with Sam, and in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings it is a short form of Samwise. In Persian it means "fire", from an earlier Iranian root meaning "black", and is the name of a hero in the 10th-century epic the Shahnameh. The Dutch form comes from Samuel, while the Sundanese form comes from Malay Syam, from Arabic shām.
Temperament
Related Names
Ari
A name of Hebrew origin meaning 'lion' or 'brave'.
Samy
Alternate transcription of the arabic name سامي (sami)
Abey
From Abe + -y; Abe is a short form of Abraham, of Hebrew origin
Abie
A diminutive of Abraham, meaning 'father of many'.
Achan
A term used in some cultures meaning 'blessing' or 'gift'
Aji
Recorded as a given name in Indonesian (masculine) and Gallo (feminine)
Aky
Ami
Hebrew "trustworthy, reliable"; a variant of Amy; or from Japanese 亜 "second, Asia" and 美 "beautiful".
Arie
Dutch short form of Adrianus; Hebrew transliteration of a word meaning lion.