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Samantha

GirlBiblicalAramaicpopularlong

Meaning

Means "the listener", "one who listens to God".

Origin and History

  • · Of debated origin: it has been proposed as a blend of Aramaic Samuel ("heard by God") with the English feminine suffix -antha, or as a purely literary invention from the 18th century.
  • · It became globally popular thanks to the witch character Samantha Stephens in the American TV series Bewitched (1964).

Traits and personality

Numerology links the initials A, J and S to the number 1 — initiative, self-reliance and an entrepreneurial streak: someone more likely to set the direction than wait for others to. This is a numerology reading, not an exact science — character is shaped by life, not by a name.

Initial
S
Syllables
3

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