Given name

Sâm

“black”

Sâm is a unisex given name from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Sâm is a romanization of سام. سام means “black.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Sâm comes from Chinese.

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Sâm’s family of names

In Persian usage, Sâm is a Roman-alphabet rendering of سام.

Walk Sâm’s family in the name graph

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The ring: spellings.

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Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

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Chinese

Đàm

Đàm is a surname from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

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Chinese

Sum

“noise” · “catfish”

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38% boys · 62% girls

Chinese

Lâm

Lâm is a unisex given name from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Chinese

Phạm

Phạm is a surname from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

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Chinese

Tâm

Tâm is a unisex given name from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Chinese

Cẩm

Cẩm is a unisex given name from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Chinese

Trầm

Trầm is a surname from Chinese. It is used in Vietnamese.

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Chinese

Tham

Tham is a surname from Cantonese.

No U.S. birth series

37% boys · 63% girls

Sibling ideas

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