Sampson
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English
Etymology
A variant of Samson.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sampson
- Samson (semi-legendary Biblical judge).
- 1844, Lancelot C. L. Brenton, The Septuagint version of the Old Testament, Judges 16, i:
- And Sampson went to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and went in to her.
- 2007, Travis Mashburn, Living Christianity, Xulon Press (publ.), page 82.
- She agreed and then went to Sampson, asking for the secret of his great strength.
- 2016, William E. Blanchard, Preparing You for the Return of Jesus, RoseDog Books (publ.), page 21.
- And Sampson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, one in his right hand and the other in his left.
- A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
- A surname.
- A place in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Webster County, Missouri.
- A town in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in Oconto County, Wisconsin
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Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin Samson, from Ancient Greek Σαμψών (Sampsṓn), from Hebrew שִׁמְשׁוֹן.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sampson
- Samson (biblical character)
- a male given name from Hebrew
- a patrynomic surname transferred from the given name