Given name · Persian · Urdu
سامی
“high, elevated”
سامی (sâmi) is a masculine given name from Arabic, meaning “high, elevated.” It is used in Urdu and Persian.
Persian and UrduWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Sami.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Arabic سَامٍ (“high, elevated”); its root is Arabic س م و.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
سامی’s family of names
In Urdu usage, سامی has a conventional equivalent in the English form Sami. In Persian usage, سامی can be written in the Roman alphabet as sâmi. In Urdu usage, سامی can be written in the Roman alphabet as sāmī.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
سامی has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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