Forename Samson

All over the world, Samson (Samson , Самсон , שמשון , and others...) is a widespread primarily boy's, but very seldom girly first name. The first name Samson is habitual in Nigeria, where it is a common largely boy's, but seldom girly name, Tanzania, where it is quite a common male name, and Georgia (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, Tanzania, and Philippines. Also, Samson is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Samson is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Samson

name Samzun, name סמסון, name שאמשון, name Sansone, name Samson, name סאמסון, name Sampsa, name Samsón, name Самсон, name Sàmson, name แซมซั่น, name Сансон, name Sámson, name שמשון, name 山森, name 桑松, name Šamšon, name เส็มสัน, name サンソン, name Sampson, name 桑森, name Samp, name سامسون, name 萨姆森, name Sanson

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Samson	Tanzania, Philippines, Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria
Самсон	Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Russia, Armenia
שמשון	Israel
سامسون	Iraq, Iran
萨姆森	China

First names said to be same

Samp, Sampsa, Sampson, Samsón, Samzun, Sanson, Sansone, Sàmson, Sámson, Šamšon, Сансон, סאמסון, סמסון, שאמשון, เส็มสัน, แซมซั่น, サンソン, 山森, 桑松, and 桑森

First name Samson in the context

Samson is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Samson , the judge of ancient Israel, known for wielding supernatural strength, Judges; Samson , the fictional dog. character from Samson en Gert, Samson and Gert; Samson Oak , the fictional character from Pokémon, Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon; Samson , the fictional character in Sesamstraße, the German version of Sesame Street and Samson , the fictional horse from Disney's Sleeping Beauty, among other works.

Notable namesakes

	samson of dol Welsh saint who settled down in Brittany (c. 485 — c. 565), GB (b. 490)
	samson of tottington English abbot (b. 1135)
	samson de mauvoisin Archbishop of Reims, FR (b. 1150)
	samson of chinon French rabbi (b. 1260)
	samson bruley FR (b. 1560)
	samson von abschatz (b. 1590)
	samson wertheimer European rabbi (1658-1724), AT (b. 1658)
	samson morpurgo Bosnian-Italian rabbi, IT (b. 1681)
	samson benson (4 Apr 1652 - 2 Jun 1730) (b. 1652)
	samson le cordier (1660-1720) (b. 1660)
	samson schmalkalder German topographer (1662-1800), DE (b. 1662)
	samson occom American writer and saint, US (b. 1723)
	samson kohen-modon (b. 1679)
	samson scherrer Swiss organ builder (1698-1780), CH (b. 1698)
	samson hayyim nahmani IT (b. 1707)