Where does “Samantha” come from?

Samantha is an English given name derived from Samuel, which comes from Latin Samuel, Ancient Greek Σαμουήλ, and Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל, meaning "God has heard."

Ancestry of “Samantha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSamuelOne of two books of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh
2LatinSamuelSamuel
3Ancient GreekΣαμουήλSamuel
4Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—

Words derived from “Samantha”

Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל →Every word from Ancient Greek Σαμουήλ →Every word from Latin Samuel →