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Sami

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English

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Etymology 1

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Proto-Samic *sāmē
Northern Sami sápmi
Northern Sami Sápmider.
English Sami

    From Northern Sami Sápmi,[1] from one of the Sami languages, of uncertain origin/meaning, but possibly related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ (“land”). Displaced native Old English Finn (the direct descendant is Finn (“person from Finland”)). More at Sápmi and Sami.

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    Noun

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    Sami (plural Sami or Samis)

    1. A member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland.
      Synonyms: Lapp, (proscribed) Laplander
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    Sami (plural Samis)

    1. The Sami people, collectively.
    2. (countable) Any of the languages of the Sami people.
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    Sami (not comparable)

    1. Relating to the Sami people of northern Scandinavia, or the Sami languages.
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    Etymology 2

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    Derived from Arabic سَامِي (sāmī), from the informal pronunciation of سَامٍ (sāmin, “high, exalted”).

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    Proper noun

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    Sami

    1. A male given name from Arabic, feminine equivalent Samiyah.
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    Etymology 3

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    From Samantha.

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    Sami (plural Samis)

    1. A diminutive of the female given name Samantha.

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    Tamil சாமி (cāmi)bor.
    English Sami

      Borrowed from Tamil சாமி (cāmi).

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      Sami (plural Samis)

      1. Alternative form of swami.

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      1. ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Sami”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.

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      Albanian

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      Etymology

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      Derived from Arabic سَامٍ (sāmin, “high, elevated”).

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      Sami m

      1. a male given name

      Azerbaijani

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      Other scripts
      Cyrillic Сами
      Arabic سامی

      Etymology

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      Derived from Arabic سَامٍ (sāmin, “high, elevated”).

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      Sami (definite accusative Samini, plural Samilər)

      1. a male given name from Arabic, feminine equivalent Samiyə

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      Declension of Sami
      singular plural
      nominative SamiSamilər
      definite accusative SaminiSamiləri
      dative SamiyəSamilərə
      locative SamidəSamilərdə
      ablative SamidənSamilərdən
      definite genitive SamininSamilərin
      Possessive forms of Sami
      nominative
      singular plural
      mənim (“my”) Samim Samilərim
      sənin (“your”) Samin Samilərin
      onun (“his/her/its”) Samisi Samiləri
      bizim (“our”) Samimiz Samilərimiz
      sizin (“your”) Saminiz Samiləriniz
      onların (“their”) Samisi or Samiləri Samiləri
      accusative
      singular plural
      mənim (“my”) Samimi Samilərimi
      sənin (“your”) Samini Samilərini
      onun (“his/her/its”) Samisini Samilərini
      bizim (“our”) Samimizi Samilərimizi
      sizin (“your”) Saminizi Samilərinizi
      onların (“their”) Samisini or Samilərini Samilərini
      dative
      singular plural
      mənim (“my”) Samimə Samilərimə
      sənin (“your”) Saminə Samilərinə
      onun (“his/her/its”) Samisinə Samilərinə
      bizim (“our”) Samimizə Samilərimizə
      sizin (“your”) Saminizə Samilərinizə
      onların (“their”) Samisinə or Samilərinə Samilərinə
      locative
      singular plural
      mənim (“my”) Samimdə Samilərimdə
      sənin (“your”) Samində Samilərində
      onun (“his/her/its”) Samisində Samilərində
      bizim (“our”) Samimizdə Samilərimizdə
      sizin (“your”) Saminizdə Samilərinizdə
      onların (“their”) Samisində or Samilərində Samilərində
      ablative
      singular plural
      mənim (“my”) Samimdən Samilərimdən
      sənin (“your”) Samindən Samilərindən
      onun (“his/her/its”) Samisindən Samilərindən
      bizim (“our”) Samimizdən Samilərimizdən
      sizin (“your”) Saminizdən Samilərinizdən
      onların (“their”) Samisindən or Samilərindən Samilərindən
      genitive
      singular plural
      mənim (“my”) Samimin Samilərimin
      sənin (“your”) Saminin Samilərinin
      onun (“his/her/its”) Samisinin Samilərinin
      bizim (“our”) Samimizin Samilərimizin
      sizin (“your”) Saminizin Samilərinizin
      onların (“their”) Samisinin or Samilərinin Samilərinin

      Finnish

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      Etymology

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      A diminutive of Samuel and Samuli,[1] with formal given name status since the latter half of the 20th century.

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      • IPA(key): /ˈsɑmi/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝mi]
      • Rhymes: -ɑmi
      • Syllabification(key): Sa‧mi
      • Hyphenation(key): Sa‧mi

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      Sami

      1. a male given name
        • 2014, Antti Holma, Järjestäjä, Otava, →ISBN, page 46:
          Daniel hänen nimensä oli. Tietenkin. Ei hän olisi voinut olla Jani tai Sami. Janit ovat kännykkäkaupassa töissä. Samitkin ovat kännykkäkaupassa töissä, mutta esimiesasemassa.
          Daniel was his name. Of course. He couldn't be a Jani or Sami. Janis work at mobile phone shops, and Samis too but as managers.

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      • Popular in Finland in the 1970s and the 1980s.

      Declension

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      Inflection of Sami (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
      nominative Sami Samit
      genitive Samin Samien
      partitive Samia Sameja
      illative Samiin Sameihin
      singular plural
      nominative Sami Samit
      accusative nom. Sami Samit
      gen. Samin
      genitive Samin Samien
      partitive Samia Sameja
      inessive Samissa Sameissa
      elative Samista Sameista
      illative Samiin Sameihin
      adessive Samilla Sameilla
      ablative Samilta Sameilta
      allative Samille Sameille
      essive Samina Sameina
      translative Samiksi Sameiksi
      abessive Samitta Sameitta
      instructive — Samein
      comitative See the possessive forms below.
      Possessive forms of Sami (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
      first-person singular possessor
      singular plural
      nominative Samini Samini
      accusative nom. Samini Samini
      gen. Samini
      genitive Samini Samieni
      partitive Samiani Samejani
      inessive Samissani Sameissani
      elative Samistani Sameistani
      illative Samiini Sameihini
      adessive Samillani Sameillani
      ablative Samiltani Sameiltani
      allative Samilleni Sameilleni
      essive Saminani Sameinani
      translative Samikseni Sameikseni
      abessive Samittani Sameittani
      instructive — —
      comitative — Sameineni
      second-person singular possessor
      singular plural
      nominative Samisi Samisi
      accusative nom. Samisi Samisi
      gen. Samisi
      genitive Samisi Samiesi
      partitive Samiasi Samejasi
      inessive Samissasi Sameissasi
      elative Samistasi Sameistasi
      illative Samiisi Sameihisi
      adessive Samillasi Sameillasi
      ablative Samiltasi Sameiltasi
      allative Samillesi Sameillesi
      essive Saminasi Sameinasi
      translative Samiksesi Sameiksesi
      abessive Samittasi Sameittasi
      instructive — —
      comitative — Sameinesi
      first-person plural possessor
      singular plural
      nominative Samimme Samimme
      accusative nom. Samimme Samimme
      gen. Samimme
      genitive Samimme Samiemme
      partitive Samiamme Samejamme
      inessive Samissamme Sameissamme
      elative Samistamme Sameistamme
      illative Samiimme Sameihimme
      adessive Samillamme Sameillamme
      ablative Samiltamme Sameiltamme
      allative Samillemme Sameillemme
      essive Saminamme Sameinamme
      translative Samiksemme Sameiksemme
      abessive Samittamme Sameittamme
      instructive — —
      comitative — Sameinemme
      second-person plural possessor
      singular plural
      nominative Saminne Saminne
      accusative nom. Saminne Saminne
      gen. Saminne
      genitive Saminne Samienne
      partitive Samianne Samejanne
      inessive Samissanne Sameissanne
      elative Samistanne Sameistanne
      illative Samiinne Sameihinne
      adessive Samillanne Sameillanne
      ablative Samiltanne Sameiltanne
      allative Samillenne Sameillenne
      essive Saminanne Sameinanne
      translative Samiksenne Sameiksenne
      abessive Samittanne Sameittanne
      instructive — —
      comitative — Sameinenne
      third-person possessor
      singular plural
      nominative Saminsa Saminsa
      accusative nom. Saminsa Saminsa
      gen. Saminsa
      genitive Saminsa Samiensa
      partitive Samiaan
      Samiansa       		Samejaan
      Samejansa
      inessive Samissaan
      Samissansa       		Sameissaan
      Sameissansa
      elative Samistaan
      Samistansa       		Sameistaan
      Sameistansa
      illative Samiinsa Sameihinsa
      adessive Samillaan
      Samillansa       		Sameillaan
      Sameillansa
      ablative Samiltaan
      Samiltansa       		Sameiltaan
      Sameiltansa
      allative Samilleen
      Samillensa       		Sameilleen
      Sameillensa
      essive Saminaan
      Saminansa       		Sameinaan
      Sameinansa
      translative Samikseen
      Samiksensa       		Sameikseen
      Sameiksensa
      abessive Samittaan
      Samittansa       		Sameittaan
      Sameittansa
      instructive — —
      comitative — Sameineen
      Sameinensa
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      • Sami is the 14th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 26,145 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,500 more), and also belongs to 7 female individuals (and as a middle name to 14 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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      1. ^ Kustaa Vilkuna (2005) [1976], Pirjo Mikkonen, editor, Etunimet, 4th edition, Helsinki: Otava, published 2011, →ISBN

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      Noun

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      Sami m (plural Samis, feminine Samie)

      1. Sami
        Synonym: Lapon
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      Etymology

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      From Arabic سَامِيّ (sāmiyy, “Semitic, Semite”).

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      Sami

      1. Semitic

      Turkish

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      Etymology 1

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      Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سامی (Sâmî), from borrowed from Arabic سَامِيّ (sāmiyy, “Semitic, Semite”).

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      Sami

      1. Semite

      Etymology 2

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      Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سامی (Sâmî), from Derived from Arabic سَامٍ (sāmin, “high, elevated”).

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      Sami

      1. a male given name from Arabic, feminine equivalent Samiye
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