Sami
\sa.mi\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of Arabic origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Pronunciation | \sa.mi\ |
| Also spelled | Samy |
Origin and meaning
Northern Sami Sápmider. English Sami From Northern Sami Sápmi, from one of the Sami languages, of uncertain origin/meaning, but possibly related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ (“land”). Displaced native Old English Finn (the direct descendant is Finn (“person from Finland”)). More at Sápmi and Sami.
Where it is mostly given
- Japan
- Finland
- Kosovo
- Macedonia
- Albania
- Turkey
- Arabia/Persia
- Switzerland
Around the world
- Arabicسامي
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Arthur Crbz (France (Occitanie)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).