Ooh, thanks. I love
Samantha Naomi,
Samantha Shiri, and
Samantha Yarden from the Hebrew combos, and
Samantha Lidiya,
Samantha Darya, and
Samantha Milena from the Russian. Beautiful! Interesting case you make for the whole being less than the sum of its parts - I have kind of the opposite thought. I'm not a huge fan of "man" as a part,
Sam as a girl's name is okay but not fabulous, and I like -tha as a suffix. Together, though, it seems different. Interesting how that can go in both ways. :)