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Sampson

/ˈsæmp.sən/

Sampson proper noun: samson (semi-legendary Biblical judge).

Proper noun

Sampson

  1. Samson (semi-legendary Biblical judge).
    • And Sampson went to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and went in to her.1844, Lancelot C. L. Brenton, The Septuagint version of the Old Testament, Judges 16, i
    • She agreed and then went to Sampson, asking for the secret of his great strength.2007, Travis Mashburn, Living Christianity, Xulon Press (publ.), page 82.
  2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
  3. A surname.
  4. An unincorporated community in Webster County, Missouri.
  5. A town in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
  6. An unincorporated community in Oconto County, Wisconsin.

Origin of Sampson

A variant of Samson.

Words formed from Sampson

Phrases with Sampson

Words that rhyme with Sampson

Questions about Sampson

What does Sampson mean?
Sampson means samson (semi-legendary Biblical judge).
What part of speech is Sampson?
Sampson is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Sampson?
Sampson is pronounced /ˈsæmp.sən/.

Words near Sampson in the dictionary

  1. Sampsels
  2. Sampsiceramid
  3. Sampsiceramids
  4. Sampsigeramid
  5. Sampsigeramids
  6. Sampson
  7. Sampson County
  8. sampson post
  9. sampson posts
  10. Sampson's snakeroot
  11. Sampsonian

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