Samantha
/səˈmænθə/
Samantha proper noun: a female given name from Hebrew.
Proper noun
Samantha
- A female given name from Hebrew.
- These country girls, as they were called, had queer names, which added to the singularity of their appearance. Samantha, Triphena, Plumy, Leafy, Ruhamah, Lovey, and Florilla were among them.1876, Phebe Ann Hanaford, Women of the Century, page 525
- "Its name is Samantha Jo, after Josiah and me. - - - If it had been a boy, we was layin' out to call it Josiah Sam, - Sam for Samantha."1888, Marietta Holley, Josiah Allen's Wife as a P.A. and P.I.: Samantha at the Centennial, page 577
Samantha meaning in Hindi and Arabic
Samantha in Hindi
- female given name
- समैन्था samainthā
Samantha in Arabic
- female given name
- سامانثا
Origin of Samantha
It was recorded in the 17th century in England. Most probably a feminine form of Samuel, possibly influenced by Anthea. Other suggestions include Aramaic ܫܡܥܢܬܐ (šemʿanta, “listener”, noun), from ܫܡܥ. In India, Samantha can be interpreted as a variant spelling of Samanta, from Sanskrit समन्त (samanta, “universal, adjacent”).
Questions about Samantha
- What does Samantha mean?
- Samantha means a female given name from Hebrew.
- What is Samantha in Hindi?
- Samantha in Hindi is समैन्था (samainthā). See Samantha meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Samantha?
- Samantha is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Samantha?
- Samantha is pronounced /səˈmænθə/.
Words near Samantha in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Samantha (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Samantha.wav.
Cite this entry: “Samantha.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/samantha. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.