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Gender Masculine & Feminine
Pronounced Pron. /sɑm/(American English) /sɑlm/(American English) /sɔm/(American English) /sɔlm/(American English) [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsPsalms
Meaning & History
From the English word psalm which refers to a sacred song or poem, especially one of the hymns by David and others which were collected into the Old Testament Book of Psalms. It is ultimately derived from Greek ψαλμός (psalmos) meaning "a song sung to the harp", from ψάλλω (psallo) "to pluck, to play a stringed instrument with the fingers". This name was used by the television personality Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye West for their son born 2019.