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Sam.

A diminutive of the male given names Samuel and Samson.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

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name/ˈsæm/Received-Pronunciation, US/ˈsæːm/Australia, Southern-England

  1. A diminutive of the male given names Samuel and Samson.

  2. A diminutive of the female given name Samantha.

  3. A surname from Cantonese, a romanization of 岑 (sam⁴) or 沈 (cam⁴ / zam³).

  4. A town in Alibori department, Benin.

  5. A town in Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso.

  6. A town in Bourzanga department, Bam, Burkina Faso.

  7. A village in Kongoussi department, Bam, Burkina Faso.

  8. A Trans-New Guinea language of Papua New Guinea.

  9. A surname from Khmer

  10. The Sam Maguire Cup awarded to the All-Ireland GAA football winning team.

    Ireland · informal
noun/ˈsæm/Received-Pronunciation, US/ˈsæːm/Australia, Southern-England

  1. Synonym of Dicky Sam (“a man from Liverpool”)

    UK · informal
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