Where does “Samantha” come from?

Samantha (German) comes from English Samantha, from English Samuel, from Latin Samuel, from Ancient Greek Σαμουήλ, from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל.

Ancestry of “Samantha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSamantha—
2EnglishSamuelOne of two books of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh
3LatinSamuelSamuel
4Ancient GreekΣαμουήλSamuel
5Hebrewשְׁמוּאֵל—
Every word from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל →Every word from Ancient Greek Σαμουήλ →Every word from Latin Samuel →