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Samaritan m ObscureFrom the word
Samaritan, referring to the people of Samaria. In the Bible, Luke 10:25-37 tells the parable of the Good Samaritan, where a Samaritan man helped another man who had been robbed... [
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Şamarıu f Karachay-BalkarFrom the Karachay-Balker
шам (şam) meaning "holy, sacred", "native, dear" or "beautiful" and
ариу (ariw) meaning "beautiful, good".
Samarra f English (Rare)Variation of
Samara used by bibliophiles in reference to the novel
Appointment in Samarra in which Samarra refers to the location in Samarra, Egypt.
Samat m ThaiMeans "suitable, capable, able to" in Thai.
Samatar m SomaliThis Somali name means "doing good" or just "good."
Samatha f IndianDerived from Sanskrit
समाधान (
samādhāna) "calm, tranquility; concentration" or "unity, joining; equality, justice". This is also a form of Buddhist meditation.
Samawah m & f ArabicMeans "loftiness, highness, exaltedness" or "sky, firmament" in Arabic.
Samawi m & f ArabicMeans "celestial" or "sky blue" in Arabic.
Samay m KhmerMeans "modern" or "daydream" in Khmer.
Samaya f Sanskrit, IndianMeans "tranquil, peaceful" in Sanskrit. From the Sanskrit
सामय (sAmaya), from
सामयति (sAmayati).
Samba f LubaMeans "to console" in Luba-Kasai.
Sambath m & f KhmerMeans "fortune, wealth, prosperity" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit सम्पत्ति
(sampatti).
Sambice f Iranian (Archaic)Sambice was a late 5th-century Iranian noblewoman from the Sasanian dynasty, who was the sister-wife of king (shah) Kavad I.
Sambid m Hinduism, Nepalia form of the word 'Vidya' which means wisdom/knowledge. Sum is a prefix which makes it a positive wisdom, wise, knowledgable person defined as sambid. For further reference, look into a Nepali,Hindi,Sanskrit dictionary.
Sambit f UzbekUzbek girls' name derived from the name of a type of willow.
Sambo m Afro-American (Slavery-era)'In its origin the name has no connection with
Samuel. The meaning is uncertain, though similar words occur in several African languages, and the name itself was planted in American by African-born slaves.... [
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Sambodo m JavaneseFrom Javanese
sambada meaning "suitable, fitting, appropriate", ultimately from Sanskrit संबन्ध
(saṃbandha).
Samboja f PolishDerived from the Slavic name elements
sam "alone; oneself" and
boji "battle; to fight".
Sambor m Polish (Archaic)Means "to fight alone" or "alone in battle", derived from Slavic
sam "alone, lone, lonely" combined with Slavic
bor "battle" or
borit "to fight".
Şamdariy f Karachay-BalkarFrom the Karachay-Balker
шам (şam) meaning "holy, sacred", "native, dear" or "beautiful" and
дарий (dariy) meaning "silk".
Samdup m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan བསམ་གྲུབ
(bsam-grub) meaning "fulfillment (of one's desires or wishes)".
Samee m & f Urdu, English (Rare)As an Urdu masculine name, means "one who hears." It is a convention to use either a prefix
Abdus or a suffix
Ullah along the name, which gives meanings of the servant of All Hearing or hearer of God respectively.... [
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Sameiro f PortugueseFrom the Portuguese title of the Virgin Mary,
Nossa Senhora do Sameiro, meaning "Our Lady of Sameiro," venerated at the sanctuary in Espinho in the municipality of Braga in northern Portugal.
Samela f Literature, EnglishLikely coined by the English poet Robert Greene in the late sixteenth century for his poem "Samela", Samela is most likely a reworking of
Semele.
Samesh m HindiMeaning "equal to a lord", from Sanskrit साम्य (
samya) meaning "equality" and ईश (
isha) meaning "lord, ruler"
Şamge m Karachay-BalkarFrom the Karachay-Balker
шам (şam) meaning "holy, sacred", "native, dear" or "beautiful".
Samhain m & f English (Modern, Rare), Scottish (Modern, Rare)From Irish and Scottish Gaelic
Samhain, referring to the Gaelic festival, marking the end of the harvest season and beginning of winter, which is celebrated on the evening of 31st October and 1st November.
Sami f JapaneseFrom Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 望 (mi) meaning "hope, wish, desire", 味 (mi) meaning "flavour", 未 (mi), referring to the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches or 弥 (mi) meaning "universally"... [
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Sami f SanskritLord Vishnu name; SkandajitLord Vishnu Wife of Lord Vishnu SomatraLord Vishnu Excelling the Moon SragviLord Vishnu Tulasi Sacred
Sami f AymaraMeans "colour" or "fortune, good luck" in Aymara.
Samiao f ChineseFrom the Chinese
飒 (sà) meaning "the sound of the wind, melancholy" and
淼 (miǎo) meaning "wide expanse of water".
Samidori f JapaneseFrom Japanese 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, thin silk", 早 (sa) meaning "already, now" or 小 (sa) meaning "little, small" combined with 翠, 緑 (midori) meaning "green" or 碧 (midori) meaning "blue, green"... [
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Sämiğulla m TatarTatar version of Arabic Samiullah (سمیع اللہ), which means ”Listening to Allah”.
Samiko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 沙 (
sa) meaning "sand", 美 (
mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Samim m UzbekPossibly from
samimiy meaning "sincere, heartfelt".
Samima f UrduMeans "true, sincere, genuine" in Urdu.
Samin m & f Indonesian, Persian, Bengali, UrduDerived from Arabic ثمين
(thamin) meaning "valuable, precious". It is a unisex name in Iran, Bangladesh and Pakistan while it is solely masculine in Indonesia.
Samiri f JapaneseFrom Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Samirou m JapaneseFrom Japanese 沙 (sa) meaning "sand", 弥 (mi) meaning "universally" combined with 朗 (rou) meaning "bright, clear" or 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Samiullah m ArabicMeans "to listen to God", derived from Arabic
sami'a "to listen, to hear" combined with
Allah "God".
Samiylo m UkrainianUkrainian folk form of
Samuil. A notable bearer was Samiylo Velychko, 17th-18th century Cossack chronicler.
Samkeliso m SwaziIn Swazi culture this means, a gift has been given. In Swaziland, the meaning of names is determined by the circumstances around the birth.
Sammer m MuslimProbably a variant of
Samir 1. The spelling might be influenced by the German surname
Sammer borne by two famous football players (Klaus and Matthias Sammer, father and son)
Samo m GaulishDerived from Gaulish
samo- "calm; summer".
Samoe m & f ThaiMeans "always, constantly" or "even, level" in Thai.
Samoel m Georgian (Rare)Georgian form of
Samuel. This name was borne by eight Catholicoi of Caucasian Iberia: the first lived in the 5th century AD, the last in the 9th century AD.
Samogost m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
sam "alone" (also compare Polish
samotny "solitary, lone, lonely"), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
samъ "alone"... [
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Samomysł m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
sam "alone" (also compare Polish
samotny "solitary, lone, lonely"), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
samъ "alone"... [
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Samon m JapaneseThis name combines 左 (sa, sha, hidari) meaning "left", 沙 (sa, sha, suna, yonageru) meaning "sand" or 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help" with 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate."... [
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Samora f EnglishPossibly a variant of
Samara. It was given to 16 girls born in the United States in 2011.
Samorix m GaulishDerived from Gaulish
samo- "calm; summer" and
rīx "king".
Samos m Ancient GreekThis name was borne by a Macedonian lyric and epigrammatic poet of the late 3rd century BC.
Samoset m Algonquin (Anglicized)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).
Samosław m PolishThe first element of this name is derived from Polish
sam "alone" (also compare Polish
samotny "solitary, lone, lonely"), which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic
samъ "alone"... [
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Sampaguita f FilipinoFrom Tagalog
sampagita meaning "jasmine flower", which may have been derived from the Tagalog phrase
sumpa kita meaning "I promise you" or from Spanish
champaquita, a diminutive of
champaca meaning "champak flower".
Sampashree f Sanskrit, Hindi, OdiaPossibly derived from Marathi element
sampa (संप) meaning "lightning, striking" and Sanskrit
sri (श्री) meaning "beauty".
Samphas f & m KhmerMeans "perception, sensation, contact" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit स्पर्श
(sparsha).
Samphel m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan བསམ་འཕེལ
(bsam-phel) meaning "increasing, becoming, establishing one's desires or wishes", derived from བསམ
(bsam) meaning "aspiration, wish, intent" and འཕེལ
(phel) meaning "increase, grow, multiply".
Samphoss f & m KhmerMeans "perception, sensation, contact" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit स्पर्श
(sparsha).
Sampurno m JavaneseFrom Javanese
sampurna meaning "complete, whole, perfect", ultimately from Sanskrit सम्पूर्ण
(sampūrṇa).
Şamqız f Karachay-BalkarFrom the Karachay-Balker
шам (şam) meaning "holy, sacred", "native, dear" or "beautiful" and
къыз (qız) meaning "girl".
Samra f Sanskrit* Samra / Saamra /Saamara सामरा- accompanied by immortals, accompanied by god. It is feminine of सामर. Here स (sa) means with + अमरा ( amaraa) means immortal... [
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Samra f MandaeanPossibly from the Mandaic meaning "keeping, possessing".
Samraj m Indian, TamilFrom Sanskrit सम्राज्
(samrā́j) meaning "supreme ruler, universal king" (itself from the prefix सम्-
(sam-) meaning "altogether" and राज
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Samrend m KurdishKurdish Masculine given name, taken from the name of a mountain in Iranian Kurdistan.
Samroeng m & f ThaiMeans "rejoice" or "festive, cheerful" in Thai.
Samruai f & m ThaiMeans "foppish, extravagant, dapper" in Thai.
Şämsegöl f TatarFrom the Arabic
شَمْس (šams) meaning "sun" and Persian
ګُل (gul) meaning "flower, rose".
Šämsiä f BashkirFrom Arabic
شَمْسِيَّة (šamsiyya) meaning "parasol".
Šämsibanat f BashkirFrom Arabic
شَمس (shams) meaning "sun" and Bashkir
банат (banat) meaning "girl".
Šämsibikä f BashkirFrom Arabic
شَمس (shams) meaning "sun" and feminine name element
бикә (bikä). Samsin Halmoni f Korean MythologyThe name of the triple goddess of childbirth and fate in Korean mythology. It is derived from the hanja
三 (sam) meaning "three",
神 (sin) meaning "god, goddess, spirit" and
할머니 (halmoni) meaning "grandmother", an honourific term for goddesses highlighting their wisdom.
Šämsinur f BashkirFrom Arabic
شَمس (shams) meaning "sun" and
نور (nur) meaning "light".
Samsoni m Georgian (Rare)Form of
Samson with the Georgian nominative suffix -ი
(-i). It is only used in Georgian when the name is written stand-alone.
Sam-sun f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 三 "three" and 顺 "obey, submit to, go along with". It is also translated as "third daughter".
Samta f HindiSamta is a name originating from Hindi meaning ‘To be a competitor’.
Samten m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan བསམ་གཏན
(bsam-gtan) meaning "meditative concentration, stable attention, awareness", derived from བསམ
(bsam) meaning "thought, thinking" and གཏན
(gtan) meaning "constant, perpetual"... [
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Samu m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 作 (sa) meaning "make, production, prepare, build", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 夏 (sa) meaning "summer", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 珊 (sa) meaning "coral, centimeter", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze, gossamer", 沙 (sa) meaning "sand" or 瑳 (sa) meaning "polish, brilliant white luster of a gem, artful smile" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream" or 武 (mu) meaning "military, martial"... [
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Samudravarman m Sanskrit, HistoryFrom Sanskrit
समुद्र (
samudra) "sea, ocean" and
वर्मन् (
varman) "armor, protection". This was the name of a ruler of Kamarupa from 374 to 398 AD.
Samuelus m LiteratureThis was the name of one of the characters in The Cats of Ulthar by H. P. Lovecraft.