Surname · also Greek

Samà

“to hear, listen”

Samà is a surname from Greek, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Italian.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Samà goes back to a word meaning “to hear, listen.”

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Where it comes from

Samà comes from Greek, and ultimately from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From Hebrew צשַׁמעָא.

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Samà’s family of names

In English usage, Samà as a surname has an alternative spelling in Sama.

Walk Samà’s family in the name graph

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The ring: spellings.

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Spellings & scripts 1

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

Similar names

If you love Samà, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hebrew

Samlah

“robe”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Royal

Sára

“lady, princess”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Sabtah

“breaking through”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Sámal

Sámal is a masculine given name from Hebrew. It is used in Faroese.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Sallai

“heaping up” · “highway making”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Sachia

“cover of Yah” · “watchman of Yah”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Sallu

“heaping up” · “highway making”

No U.S. birth series

60% boys · 40% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Sabaoth

“collectives”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Samà’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Samà