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Sam en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsæːm/ (Australia, Southern-England)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈsæm/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)

Meanings

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

Forms

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Deriveds

Silent Sam

Relateds

Proto-Sam · Sammy · Sam Sawet

Synonyms

Dicky Sam

Source: en.wiktionary, “Sam” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sam en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsæːm/ (Australia, Southern-England)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˈsæm/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)

Meanings

  1. A diminutive of the male given names Samuel and Samson.
    • While the plane is “perfectly capable” of making the trip without these modifications, Zara’s father Sam Rutherford says these changes have given both him and Zara an extra sense of security. 2021 August 18, Rebecca Cairns, “This teenage aviator hopes to be the youngest woman to fly solo around the world”, in CNN:
  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. (Ireland, informal) The Sam Maguire Cup awarded to the All-Ireland GAA football winning team.

Forms

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Deriveds

Seddie · Sam Scratch · Slippery Sam · Sammie