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 [ 1 syll. sam, sa-m ] The girl name Sam is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced SAEM KEY. Sam's origin and use are both in the English language. Sam is a short form of the English, French, and German Samantha. Sam is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Out of the family of girl names directly related to Sam, the English, French, and German Samantha was the most frequently used in 2008. Sam has in the last century been primarily given to boys. Baby names that sound like Sam include the English San, the Dutch and German Sanne, the English Sean, the name Sen, the English Shaine, the English Shan, the English and Irish Shane, the English Shanene, the English Shaun, the English Shaune, the English Shawn, the Irish Shawnae, the English Shawnah, the English Shayne, the Hebrew Sheine, the Welsh Sian, the Welsh Siân, the Scandinavian Signe, the Scottish Sìne, and the Irish Síne. KEY: Pronunciation for Sam: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"   |
