Samson

See also: Sámson

English

Etymology

From Middle English Sampson, Sampsoun, Samson, from Latin Samson, from Ancient Greek Σαμψών (Sampsṓn), from Hebrew שִׁמְשׁוֹן.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsæmsən/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -æmsən

Proper noun

Samson (countable and uncountable, plural Samsons)

  2. (biblical) An Israelite judge in the Old Testament who performed feats of strength against the Philistines but was betrayed by Delilah his mistress.
  3. (by extension) Any very strong man.
  4. A male given name from Hebrew.
  5. An English surname derived from the given name, or from Samuel + son.

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Faroese

Proper noun

Samson m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • Samson's son: Samsonsson
  • Samson's daughter: Samsonsdóttir

Declension

singular
indefinite
nominative Samson
accusative Samson
dative Samsoni
genitive Samsons

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɑ̃.sɔ̃/

Proper noun

Samson m

  1. a male given name
  2. a surname

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְשׁוֹן (Shimshon)
Ancient Greek Σαμψών (Sampsṓn)bor.
Latin Samsōn

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σαμψών (Sampsṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שִׁמְשׁוֹן (Shimshon).

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Samsōn m sg (genitive Samsōnis); third declension

    1. Samson

    Declension

    Third-declension noun, singular only.

    singular
    nominative Samsōn
    genitive Samsōnis
    dative Samsōnī
    accusative Samsōnem
    ablative Samsōne
    vocative Samsōn

    Descendants

    • Italian: Sansone

    References

    • “Samson”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

    Middle English

    Proper noun

    Samson

    1. alternative form of Sampson

    Occitan

    Proper noun

    Samson m

    1. (Gascony) a male given name

    References

    • Guilhemjoan, Patric (2005), Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon), Per Noste, →ISBN, page 155.

    Tagalog

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Spanish Samson, from Literary Hokkien 三孫 / 三孙 (sam-sun).

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsamson/ [ˈsam.son̪]
    • Rhymes: -amson
    • Syllabification: Sam‧son

    Proper noun

    Samson (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

    1. a surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry

    See also

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