Samantha

Samantha \sa-man-(t)ha, sam-an-tha\ is a female's name. It consists of 8 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Samantha can also be used as a meaning of boy name, though the use for girls is far more popular. It is pronounced as Saa-MAEN-THaa ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Samantha: S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; TH as in "theme (TH.IY.M)"

What is the origin of Samantha?

Samantha's language of origin is English. It is used predominantly in English, French, and German. The name is of disputed origin; it most likely evolved from the combination of Sam meaning with an invented feminine suffix '-antha', perhaps under the influence of name Anthea. It was first used in the southern states of the US in the 18th century, especially by Afro-Americans. It became more widespread among general English speakers by the mid 20th century. The name was popularized by the song 'I Love you, Samantha' from the movie High Society (1956); it was written by Cole Porter and introduced by Bing Crosby. The name Samantha is widely used; it has 54 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name comprise name Samana, Samanath name popularity, Samanatha meaning, what does the name Samanitha mean, baby name Samanithia, Samantah name variations, Samanth name, Samanthah meaning, Samanthea name variations, Samantheya meaning, name Samanthi meaning, name Samanthia meaning, name Samanthiah origin, short names for Samanthy, Samath definition, Samatha meaning of name, Samea name, name Samee meaning, Samella name popularity, Samey meaning of name, Samie name popularity, Samm name, short names for Samma, name Sammah origin, Sammanth meaning of name, nicknames for Sammanthia, Sammanthiah name variations, Sammanthya meaning and origin, what does the name Sammanthyah mean, Sammatha name, Sammee meaning and origin, what does the name Sammey mean, name Sammijo, Sammyjo name variations, Samy meaning of name, baby name Samye, Semantha meaning, nicknames for Sementha, Simantha name popularity, Smanta name, Smantha pronounciation, Symantha definition, Xamantha meaning and origin, and Zamantha meaning. Other English forms comprise the contracted form nicknames for Sam, the familiar forms what does the name Sami mean, Sammi meaning and origin, Sammie name, and Sammy name variations, and the spelling variants name Samanta meaning (used in French, and German too), name Samanthe, and name Sammantha origin. Forms used in foreign languages comprise the Hebrew Samanfa meaning of name and the Hebrew short names for Schmuela. Samantha is a very popular baby girl name. The name increased in popularity from the 1960s up to the 1990s. Its usage peaked in 1991 with 1.262% of baby girls being named Samantha. It was #5 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a decline in frequency since then. In 2010, it ranked at #15 with a usage of 0.429%, was nevertheless the most popular among all girl names in its family. In the last century Samantha has primarily been a baby girl name. In 1989, 215 times more baby girls than boys were given the name Samantha.

A famous person named Samantha is Actress, Samantha Morton, born 13 May 1977, Nottingham, England.

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The baby name Samantha fun facts:

The name Samantha in reverse order is "Ahtnamas".

The numerological value of the name Samantha is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Samantha?

Samantha is in the top names in USA.