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Where does “Samson” come from?

Samson comes from Middle English Samson, from Latin Samson, from Ancient Greek Σαμψών, from Hebrew שִׁמְשׁוֹן.

Ancestry of “Samson”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishSampson—
2LatinSamson—
3Ancient GreekΣαμψών—
4Hebrewשִׁמְשׁוֹן—

Words derived from “Samson”

  • Samsonian
  • samsonite
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