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Sem

Meaning

Means "name", "renown". Noah's son, the root of the word "Semitic".

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
1

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