Names Samantha

Samantha

Found 6 entry about "Samantha"

Gender

Female (Feminine | Girl)

Usage/Origins

Meaning

"Listener", "Heard by God", "Name of God", "Repetition of Name"

Pronunciation

sa-MAN-ta(Italian)
suh-MAN-thuh
sə-MAN-thə(English)

Popularity

Samantha is a popular name in many countries around the world, particularly in English-speaking countries. It has ranked in the top 100 names for girls in the United States since the 1970s and has also been popular in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

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Samantha Name meanings & History

"Listener", "Heard by God", "Name of God", "Repetition of Name". Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Samuel, using the name suffix antha (possibly inspired by Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower"). It originated in America in the 18th century but was fairly uncommon until 1964, when it was popularized by the main character on the television show Bewitched. Samantha is a versatile name and can be used for a variety of purposes. It is often used for characters in literature or pop culture and has been the name of several famous people.

Zodiac Sign of Samantha: Success Capricorn

Synonyms of Samantha:

S: Success,Sex,Sensuality,Status,Solidity,Social Standing,Security

A: Aggressive,Action,Argumentative,Assertive,Ambitious,Angry

M: Manipulative,Maternal,Mother,Memory,Mushy,Mommy,Memorabilia

N: Nice,Nutrition,Nervous,Neat,Nitpicking,Neurosis,Nagging

T: Touchy,Doubting Thomas,Tireless,Tacky,Talkative,Truth,Testy

H: Hobnobbing,Haggle,Hyper,Heart's Desire,Hope

Samantha is:

a Class name
a Classic name
a Formal name
a Natural name
a Refined name
a Serious name
a Strange name
a Upper name
a Wholesome name

Famous People

Some famous people with the name Samantha include actress Samantha Smith, athlete Samantha Stosur, and model Samantha Harris.

2.) Samantha (Female)

Usage:

Meanings: (Aramaic) listener. (Hebrew) told by God. See also Xamantha,Zamantha.

Other Forms: .(..(.,Samana, Samanitha, Samanithia, Samanth, Samanthe, Samanthi, Samanthia, Samanthiah, Semantha, Sementha, Simantha, Smantha

3.) SAMANTHA (Female)

Usage: American

Meanings: Feminine form of Samuel (name of God, his name is God) believed to have originated in the southern U.S. in the 19th century. See SAMUEL (Male Names). Short: Sam. Pet: Sammi, Sammie. (SAH-MAN-THA)

4.) Samantha (Female)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: (Hebrew) good listener

Other Forms: Sam, Samath, Sammi, Sammie

5.) Samantha (Male)

Usage:

Meanings: Heard by God, Listener

Scripts: Σαμάνθα (Greek)
සමන්ත(Sinhala)

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Description: Heard by God, Listener. Means "whole, complete, entire" in Sinhalese, ultimately from Sanskrit समन्त (samanta). It is also sometimes associated with the name of the Buddhist deity Saman. Samantha is most commonly used as a girl's name in English-speaking countries.