Samantha
Gender: F
Origin of Samantha: Hebrew, feminization of Samuel
Meaning of Samantha: "told by God"
Samantha's Popularity in 2011: #17
Samantha, a long-popular feminization of Samuel, though still in the Top 20, is finally fading after years of widespread use. The popularity of Samantha was originally inspired by the nose-twitching heroine of TV's Bewitched.
Samantha has been in English-speaking use since the eighteenth century, particularly in the American South, and drew attention via Grace Kelly's Samantha Lord character in "High Society," featuring the song 'I love you, Samantha'. Today's parents may well go directly to nickname Sam.
Sam, Samana, Samanath, Samanatha, Samanitha, Samanithia, Samanta, Samanth, Samanthe, Samanthi, Samanthia, Samanthy, Samatha, Samentha, Samey, Sami, Sammanth, Sammantha, Sammee, Sammey, Sammi, Sammie, Sammy, Semanntha, Semantha, Simantha, Smantha, Symantha
Samantha's International Variations
Samanthée (French)
