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 [ syll. sem, se-m ] The boy name Sem is pronounced SEHM KEY. Sem's origin is Hebrew, and its use, English, Dutch, and German. Sem is a variant form of Samuel (English, French, and German) in the English language. Sem is also a variant form of Shem (English and Yiddish) in the Dutch and German languages. Sem is uncommon as a baby name for boys. It is not listed within the top 1000 names. Within the group of boy names directly related to Sem, Samuel (English, French, and German) was the most regularly used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Sem include Sahn (Vietnamese), Sam (English), Sean (English and Irish), Seán (Irish), Shan (English), Shane (English and Irish), Shaughn (English), Shaun (English), Shawn (English and Irish), Shayne (English), Shem (English and Yiddish), Shen (Chinese), Shon (English), Shone (English), Sim (English, German, and Scottish), Sion (Welsh), Siôn (Welsh), Sìm (Scottish), Stian (Scandinavian), and Swain (Scandinavian). KEY: approx pronunciation for Sem: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"   |
