Meaning and origin of Sam

Sam
Hebrew
Mixed
to hear
Meaning&Origin
Sam is a Hebrew boys and girls name.
The meaning of the name is `to hear `.
Where is it used?
The name Sam is mainly used in English.
It is an abbreviated form of
Samson, used in the bible and in English.
If it's too long people might use
In English, French and in the bible: Samuel
See also
In Welsh: Sawyl
In Russian: Samoyla
In Russian: Samuil
In Jewish: Shimshon
In Jewish: Shmuel
In Italian: Samuele
In Italian: Sansone
In Hungarian: Samu
In Hungarian: Sámuel
In Hungarian: Sami
In Finnish: Samuli
In English: Sammie (B)
In English: Sammy (B)
In English: Samantha
Statistics
The name Sam was given to 575 babies in the USA in 2004. Sam was the number 933 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 581 babies making it the number 440 name that year.
-www.talkingbabies.com