Sesame - Meaning of Sesame

What does Sesame mean?

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Sesame

[ 3 syll. se-sa-me, ses-ame ] The baby boy name Sesame is also used as a girl name. It is pronounced as SEHSAHMiy †. The origin of Sesame is English. The name's meaning is resembling the flavorful seed.

Sesamea, Sesamee, Sesamey, Sesami, Sesamie, and Sesamy are variants of Sesame.

See also the related category seed (grain).

Sesame is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is listed outside of the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Sesame include Sesamey, Sesamie, Saginau, Saginaw, Sagynau, Sagynaw, Sakima, Sammohan, Sammohane, Samyama, Saxony, Seaghan, Sekani, Semyon, Senio, Seocan, Seosamh, Sesamee, Sesami, and Sesamy.

† English pronunciation for Sesame: S as in "see (S.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"