Given name · Macedonian · Russian
Сем
“God has heard”·“asked of God”·“one who listens well”
Сем (Sem) is a masculine given name. It is used in Macedonian.
Macedonian and RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Sam.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Сем is Sam written in Cyrillic. Sam is a diminutive of Samuel. Suggested meanings include “God has heard” and “asked of God.” The exact derivation is not certain. In English use, Sam is a diminutive of Simon. One Hebrew interpretation is “God has heard.” In English use, Sam is a diminutive of Samantha. One Aramaic interpretation is “one who listens well.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Сем’s family of names
In Macedonian usage, Сем can be written in the Roman alphabet as Sem. In Russian usage, Сем has a related form in Сим.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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