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Where does “Samson” come from?

Samson (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Σαμψών, from Hebrew שִׁמְשׁוֹן.

Ancestry of “Samson”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣαμψών—
2Hebrewשִׁמְשׁוֹן—

Words derived from “Samson”

  • Samson
  • Samsonian
  • samsonite
  • Sampsa
  • Samson
  • Sampson
  • Sampsoun
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