Given name · also Ancient Greek
Sampsa
“sunny”
Sampsa is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Finnish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sampsa goes back to Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְשׁוֹן (śimśōn), meaning “sunny.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Sampsa comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Sampsa developed from Σαμψών.
Sampsa’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Sampsa developed from the Ancient Greek form Σαμψών.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Sampsa
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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