Sam Name Meaning

Gender :

Masculine

Meaning of Sam :

Used in country/religion :

American , Arabic , Bengali , British , Czechoslovakian , Danish , Dutch , English , Farsi , Finnish , French , German , Gujarati , Hawaiian , Hebrew , Hindu , Iranian , Jamaican , Kannada , Malayalam , Marathi , Oriya , Parsi , Swedish , Tamil , Telugu

Variant Names of Sam:

Samm, Sammey, Sammie And Samy., Samuel, Samuel, Samm, Sammey, Sammie ,  Samm,  Sammey,  Sammie.

Rhyming Names of Sam: 

Names Similar to Sam :

Samireh, Samia, Samantha, Sammy, Samuel, Samah, Samar, Sameena, Sameere, Sameh

Popularity Rank :

Sam name was top ranked at 110 position in American during year 1930and most recently ranked at 554 position in American during year 2015

Name Sam has been Most Popular throughout the last hundred plus years and ranked at 549 position. 122799 numbers of people were named Sam so far in last 100 years. (SSA)

More about :

The masculine name Sam is a short form of Samson or Samuel. The name Samuel is taken from the Hebrew name Shemu’el that means either “God has heard” or “name of God”. On the other hand, the name Samson is taken from the Hebrew name Shimshon meaning “sun”.

The name Samson became popular throughout the Middle Ages by the Normans after saint Samson. While the name Samuel became popular after the Protestant Reformation. There have been many notable people with the name, from Samuel Morse the inventor to the writer Samuel Clement. Not to mention, Sam Anderson the American Actor or Sam Babcock the American football player. Now the list of people will include Sam Bradford the football player.

Sam Numerology :

Personality No. 5. People with name Sam love freedom. They are intellectuals & may be creative but can’t manage money well. They may overindulge in intoxicants, sex or gambling. Person with Sam having 5 as Personality number love traveling & also like change & adventure. They love socializing. They are versatile & astute. They are functional, resourceful & decisive. More Numerology