The name Sam is usually short for the male given name 'Samuel', or the female given name 'Samantha'. Samuel comes from a hebrew word which means "name of God" or "heard by God". Other variations of the name include Samuelson, Samson, and Samwise.

Famous Sams:

• Uncle Sam
• The fictional character Sam Gamgee from The Lord of the Rings
• Samuel; a prophet and judge from the Old Testament who anointed Saul as king.
• Samson; a judge from the Old Testament during the time of the Philistines.
• Sam, the third son of Lehi in the Book of Mormon.
• The fictional character Samantha the witch from the 50's television show bewitched.
• The fictional character Sam from the children's TV program Spynet.
• Sam, a sequel to Jack Weyland 's novel Charly.
• Sam, a hero of Totally Spies.
• The sam text editor program by Rob Pike.

See also:

• SAM