Where does “Samson” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Samson”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinSamsonSamson
2Ancient GreekΣαμψώνSamson, a judge of Israel
3Hebrewשִׁמְשׁוֹן—
Every word from Hebrew שִׁמְשׁוֹן →Every word from Ancient Greek Σαμψών →Every word from Latin Samson →