Samson

\sɑ̃.sɔ̃\♂French boy's name

A French boy's name of Latin origin.

At a glance

GenderMasculine
OriginLatin
Pronunciation\sɑ̃.sɔ̃\

Origin and meaning

From Middle English Sampson, Sampsoun, Samson, from Latin Samson, from Ancient Greek Σαμψών (Sampsṓn), from Hebrew שִׁמְשׁוֹן.

Where it is mostly given

  • Great Britain
  • United States
  • Iceland
  • Romania
  • Armenia

Around the world

  • Arabicشمشون
  • SpanishSansón
  • ItalianSansone
  • DutchSimson
  • PortugueseSansão
  • RussianСамсон

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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