Sami (name)

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Sami, also Sammy or Samy, is a given name and surname of different origins and meanings, most prevalent in the Arab world and Scandinavia.

Arabic

Sami, Samy, Samee (Arabic: سامي sāmī) [ˈsæːmi, ˈsaː-, ˈsɛː-], is an Arabic male given name meaning "elevated (رَفْعَة raf‘ah)" or "sublime (سُمُوّ sumū/ sumuw)",[1] in fact stemmed from the verb samā (سما) which means "to transcend", where the verb forms the adjective Sami which means "to be high, elevated, eminent, prominent".[2]

The female given name, Samiya or Samia (سامِيَة), is formed and stemmed from this name.

"Sami" in the name Samiullah is not the same as this; rather, it is one of the 99 names of god ( ٱلسَّمِيعُ, as-Samī‘; 'all hearing'). Samir is also a different name.

Other

Sami (Finnish: [ˈsɑmi]) is a Finnish male name derived from the name Samuel.

Sami is used as an alternative spelling of the nickname Sammy, abbreviated from Samantha or Samuel.

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