Samantha
Meaning: Its source is Samuel, an English name meaning "God heard."
Origin: "Samuel."
Languages: This girl's name is used in Dutch and English.
Compound Forms: Tamatha
Non-English Forms: Schmuela
Popularity: The name Samantha ranked 6th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics, 177th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census and 5th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1994 US Census.
This name is highly rated both on the 1990 U.S. Census list and in state data recording the most popular baby names.
Narrative: Some authorities interpret this name as ''requested of God,'' ''God's heart,'' or ''God's name.''
Stage and Screen
- Samantha Eggar (born 1939)
English actress.
- Winner of the 1965 Cannes Film Festival Best Actress award, for The Collector (see list of Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Winners)
- Samantha Markham
Fictional character.
- Character on the soap opera ''''As the World Turns'''' (see list of Characters on ''As The World Turns'')
- Samantha Mathis (born 1970)
American actress.
- Played Amy March as an adult in the 1994 movie Little Women (see list of Actresses Who Have Played in ''Little Women'')
- Samantha Sanders
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Christina Belford (see list of Characters on ''Beverly Hills 90210'')
- Samantha Stephens
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Elizabeth Montgomery (see list of Characters on ''Bewitched'')
The Literary World
- Samantha Bradford
Fictional character.
- Sarah''s daughter in Stephen King''s novel The Stand (see list of Characters in The Stand)
Teasing Nicknames:
- Spam
-
Sammy Seal
Used in reference to a character from a children's book.
- Whammie
- Spammy
- Sameri
- Sam
- Sammy-long-legs (like a daddy-long-legs spider)
- Ham Sam
- Sam the Sham
- Salmon Spread
- Salamander
- Spamantha
- Samywamy
- Sambo
- Samantha Panther
- Sam I Am
- Spamantha-nator
- Slammy
- Mantha
-
Green Eggs and Sam
Used in reference to a Dr. Seuss book entitled Green Eggs and Ham.
-
Spam-can Sam
Used in reference to a canned meat product fed to soldiers during WWII.
- Sammy-dodger (like Jammy-dodger biscuits)
- Samoo
- Man of Sam
- Sammy
- Sammy Spammy
- Satramptha
- Sperm
Associations:
''Uncle Sam'' is a personification of the U.S. government.
Name: Samantha
List:
- Samantha on Google
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