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Sam

Gender: M Popularity: this week. Origin of Sam: English, diminutive of Samuel Meaning of Sam: "told by God" Sam's Popularity in 2012: #518
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Sam has long been used on its own for boys. Now, Sam's very popular in the bourgeois bohemian world for both sexes.

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Famous People Named Sam

Sam Waterston, American actor
Sam Shepard, American playwright and actor
Sam Neill, Irish actor
Same Page, American actor
Sam Bradford, American football player

Pop Culture References for the Name Sam

Sam Malone, main character on the TV series "Cheers"
Sam Winchester, one of the main characters on the show "Supernatural"
Sam Gamgee, Hobbit from "The Lord of the Rings"
Sam Whitwickey-main character in Transformers movies

Nicknames & Variations for Sam

Samm, Sammie, Sammy

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Sam

Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Sam: Diminutive of Samantha Meaning of Sam: "told by God"
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Sam is a hot nickname name...for girls. Yes, some parents — among them Tiger Woods and Denise Richards and Charlie Sheen — are cutting straight to the simple, unfussy unisex Sam, bypassing the post-trendy Samantha completely.

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Famous People Named Sam

Sam J Sheen (b. 2004), Daughter of Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards
Sam Alexis Woods (b. 2007), Daughter of Tiger Woods

Pop Culture References for the Name Sam

Samantha "Sam" Carter, from the TV show "Stargate SG-1"
Samantha "Sam" Puckett, character from "iCarly"
Dr. Sam Nicholls, from British TV show "Casualty"

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