Sam

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /ˈsæm/
• (Southern England, Australia) IPA^(key): /ˈsæːm/

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• Rhymes: -æm

Sam (plural Sams)

1. A diminutive of the male given name Samuel, or rarely of Samson. Also used as a formal given name.
2. A diminutive of the female given name Samantha.
3. A surname from Cantonese, a romanization of 岑 (cén) or 沈 (shěn).
4. A town in the Alibori department, Benin.
5. A town in Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso.
6. A town in the Bourzanga department, Bam, Burkina Faso.
7. A village in the Kongoussi department, Bam, Burkina Faso.
8. A Trans-New Guinea language of Papua New Guinea.
9. A surname from Khmer
10. (Ireland, informal) The Sam Maguire Cup awarded to the All-Ireland GAA football winning team.

Sam (plural Sams)

1. (UK, informal) Synonym of Dicky Sam (“a man from Liverpool”)

• Silent Sam

• Sammy

• 'ams, -mas, A.M.s, AMS, ASM, M. A. S., M.A.S., M.A.s, MAS, MAs, MSA, Mas, SMA, mas, sma

From Samuel.

• IPA^(key): /sɑm/

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• Hyphenation: Sam
• Rhymes: -ɑm

Sam m

1. a male given name

Sam f

1. a female given name

From Old High German soum, from Proto-West Germanic *saum, from Proto-Germanic *saumaz. Cognate with German Saum, English seam, Dutch zoom.

• IPA^(key): /zaːm/
• Rhymes: -aːm

Sam m (plural Seem)

1. seam, hem

Sam

1. Thailand, Siam (a country in Southeast Asia)

• A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya