Origin of the name Samson: Derived from the Hebrew shimshōn (the sun). Samson was an Israelite judge whose great strength stemmed from his long hair, which as a Nazarite he was forbidden to cut.
Masculine. English, French, German, Biblical. From Ioseph, the Latin form of Greek Ιωσηφ (Ioseph), which was from the Hebrew name יוֹסֵף (Yosef) meaning "he will add". In the Old Testament Joseph is the eleventh son of Jacob and the first with his wife Rachel.
Recorded in many spelling forms including: Sanson, Sansom, Sansun, Sinson, Sampson and Sansome, this interesting name is English, but of French origins, of which it has at least three. The first is from the biblical name "Samson", itself derived from the Hebrew "Shimshon", and a diminutive of "shemesh", meaning sun.
Recorded in many spelling forms including: Sanson, Sansom, Sansun, Sinson, Sampson and Sansome, this interesting name is English, but of French origins, of which it has at least three. The first is from the biblical name "Samson", itself derived from the Hebrew "Shimshon", and a diminutive of "shemesh", meaning sun.
Recorded in many spelling forms including: Sanson, Sansom, Sansun, Sinson, Sampson and Sansome, this interesting name is English, but of French origins, of which it has at least three. The first is from the biblical name "Samson", itself derived from the Hebrew "Shimshon", and a diminutive of "shemesh", meaning sun.
OTHER LANGUAGES/CULTURES: Samson (Biblical), Sampson (Biblical Greek), Shimshon (Biblical Hebrew), Samson (Biblical Latin), Samson, Sam, Sammie, Sammy (English), Samson (French), Shimshon (Hebrew)
Last name: Sansum. SDB Popularity ranking: 16512. This interesting name has two possible origins, the first of which is from the biblical name "Samson", derived from the Hebrew "Shimshon", a diminutive of "shemesh", sun.
The meaning of the name “Santana†is: “Saintlike; Saint Anneâ€. Categories: American Names, Canadian Names, English Names, Spanish Names.
From a contraction of the surname Santa Anna meaning "Saint Anne", derived from Spanish santa "saint" combined with Anna, the name traditionally assigned to the mother of the Virgin Mary (see also Santana).
Meaning & History. Means "Saint James", derived from Spanish santo "saint" combined with Yago, an old Spanish form of JAMES, the patron saint of Spain. This is the name of the capital city of Chile, as well as several other cities in the Spanish-speaking world.
