Details for the forename Sam

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Sam (male)


Diminutive for:	Samson (M) Samuel (M)
Pet Name(s):	Sammie (M) Sammy (M)
Pet Name for:	Sampson (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	English short form of Samuel, from Hebrew "heard by God"; sometimes used as a given name. May also be used as a short form of Samson/Sampson, probably from Hebrew "sun".