Save Gender Masculine Usage Algonquin (Anglicized) Pronounced Pron. SAM-uh-set [key] Other Forms FormsSomerset Meaning & History Means "He who walks over much" in Algonquin. This was the name of an Abenaki chief. He was the first Native American to make contact with the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Massachusetts and introduced them to Tisquantum (Squanto).