Samson

Meaning

  1. An Israelite judge in the Old Testament who performed feats of strength against the Philistines but was betrayed by Delilah his mistress.
  2. (broadly) Any very strong man.
  3. A male given name from Hebrew.
  4. An English surname derived from the given name, or from Samuel + son.

Translations

Samson

Samson

Simson

شمشون

Samsó

Samson

Samson

Samson

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsæmsən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English Sampson, Sampsoun, Samson, from Latin Samson, from Ancient Greek Σαμψών (Sampsṓn), from Hebrew שִׁמְשׁוֹן.

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