Name
SAMI

Name SAMI

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 33,686 births of Sami in the countries below, which represents an average of 237 births of children bearing the first name Sami per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 1,055 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Sami   
In Italiano Nome Sami   
Available variants : Samí , Sámi , Sámí , Sâmi , Sämi


Information about the first name Sami

The first name Sami is listed in our categories :The first name Sami has been assigned to:
98.01% to boys
1.99% to girls
The country where the first name Sami is the most common is:
FR France
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 4 letters including 2 vowels and 2 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Sami

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Sami : Amis, Amsi, Asim, Ásim, Asmi, Imas, Isam, Isám, Isam, Isma, Mais, Masi, Mias, Misa, Miša, Míša, Saim, Saïm, Siam, Sima, Şima, Smia

Anacyclics of the first name Sami

An anacyclic is a word or phrase that can be read in the normal sense of reading or in the opposite direction. Here is the list of names that are anonymous of the given name Sami: Imas

Sami in Japanese *

Romajisami
Katakanaサミ
Hiraganaさみ
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Sami in Japanese
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Sami in sign language

Sami in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Sami

US English
Etymology src :
  • From Northern Sami Sápmi, from one of the Sami languages, of uncertain origin/meaning, but possibly related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémē (“land”). More at Sápmi and Sami.
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  • Derived from Arabic سَامِي‎ (sāmī), from the informal pronunciation of سَامٍ‎ (sāmin, “high, exalted”).
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  • Borrowed from Tamil சாமி (cāmi).
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Etymology (Noun) src :
  • Sami (plural Sami or Samis)
  • A member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland.
  • Synonyms: Lapp, (proscribed) Laplander
Etymology (Pronunciation) src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑːmi/, /ˈsæmi/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːmi, -æmi
Etymology (Proper noun) src :
  • Sami (plural Samis)
  • The Sami people, collectively.
  • (countable) Any of the languages of the Sami people.
Etymology (See also) src :
  • Laplander
  • Lapp
  • Lappish
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FR French
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Noun src :
  • Sami m (plural Samis, feminine Samie)
  • Sami
  • Synonym: Lapon
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /sa.mi/
General
Adjective src :
  • sami (invariable)
  • (relational) of the Saami people
  • Synonyms: lapão, lapónio, lapônio
ES Spanish
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ID Indonesian
Etymology src :
  • Inherited from Malay sami, from Pali sāmī, from Sanskrit स्वामिन् (svāmin). Doublet of suami.
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  • Inherited from Malay sami, from Arabic سَامِي‎ (sāmī).
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  • Borrowed from Javanese ꦱꦩꦶ (sami).
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • sami (plural sami-sami, first-person possessive samiku, second-person possessive samimu, third-person possessive saminya)
  • Buddhist monk or priest
  • Synonyms: biksu, biku
  • Hypernym: pendeta
Etymology (Adjective) src :
  • sami
  • high; exalted
  • Synonyms: agung, luhur, mulia, tinggi
Etymology (Adjective) src :
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈsami/, [ˈsa.mi]
  • Hyphenation: sa‧mi
Polish
Adjective src :
  • sami
  • virile nominative/vocative plural of sam
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈsa.mi/
  • Rhymes: -ami
  • Syllabification: sa‧mi
Malay
Etymology src :
  • Derived from Pali sāmī, from Sanskrit स्वामिन् (svāmin). Doublet of suami.
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from Arabic سَامِي‎ (sāmī).
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • sami (Jawi spelling سامي‎, plural sami-sami, informal 1st possessive samiku, 2nd possessive samimu, 3rd possessive saminya)
  • Buddhist monk or priest
  • Synonyms: biksu, biku
  • Hypernym: pendeta
Etymology (Adjective) src :
  • sami (Jawi spelling سامي‎)
  • high; exalted
  • Synonyms: agung, luhur, mulia, tinggi
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈsami/, [ˈsa.mi]
PT Portuguese
Etymology src :
  • From Northern Sami Sámi, from one of the Sami languages, of uncertain origin/meaning, but possibly related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *źemē (“land”). More at Sápmi and Sami.
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Noun src :
  • sami m or f by sense (invariable)
  • Saami; Lapp (member of nomadic people of Lapland)
  • Synonyms: lapão, lapónio, lapônio
Turkish
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from Arabic سَامِيّ‎ (sāmiyy, “Semitic, Semite”).
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  • Derived from Arabic سَامٍ‎ (sāmin, “high, elevated”).
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • Sami
  • Semite
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IT Italian
Adjective src :
  • sami
  • masculine plural of samio
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈsa.mi/
  • Rhymes: -ami
  • Hyphenation: sà‧mi
FI Finnish
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Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑmi/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝mi]
  • Rhymes: -ɑmi
  • Syllabification(key): Sa‧mi
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Proper noun (Statistics) src :
  • Sami is the 16th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 26,241 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,453 more), and also belongs to 8 female individuals (and as a middle name to 8 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Proper noun (Usage notes) src :
  • Popular in Finland in the 1970s and the 1980s.
 

Popularity of the name Sami

Number of SAMI births per year

Total births of Sami by country

Births with the first name Sami
Country
Boys
Girls
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
14,600
0
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
3,225
31
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
3,017
58
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
1,410
510
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
1,737
0
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
1,566
18
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
1,517
0
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
1,170
4
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
1,102
10
SESweden
1998 - 2022
760
0
NLNetherlands
2015 - 2022
604
0
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
556
0
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
501
1
NONorway
1945 - 2022
381
0
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
317
3
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
113
7
PLPoland
2000 - 2022
101
0
IEIreland
1964 - 2022
92
0
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
91
0
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
76
0
CLChili
2010 - 2021
17
24
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
28
3
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2022
21
0
PTPortugal
2014 - 2022
8
0
SISlovenia
1992 - 2022
5
0
LVLatvia
2015 - 2022
1
0
SKSlovakia
2011 - 2022
1
0

Total births of Sami by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Sami
Country
Boys
Girls
FRFrance
2022
247
0
DEGermany
2022
182
1
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
141
4
USUnited State of America
2022
82
0
ITItaly
2021
79
0
NLNetherlands
2022
66
0
SESweden
2022
53
0
BEBelgium
2022
46
0
ONOntario
2019
33
0
QCQuebec
2022
29
1
CHSwitzerland
2021
25
0
DKDenmark
2022
24
0
ATAustria
2021
17
0
IEIreland
2022
8
0
ABAlberta
2022
4
0
CLChili
2021
1
3
CZCzechoslovakia
2016
4
0
PLPoland
2022
3
0
ARArgentina
2015
1
0
LVLatvia
2022
1
0

Comments on the name Sami

Personalities with the first name Sami

There are 75 personalities with the first name Sami


Süleyman Demirel
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Turkey
Engineer Politician


Sami Khedira
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Germany
Association football player


Sami Hyypiä
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Finland
Association football manager Association football player


Sami Yusuf
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United kingdom
Actor Singer Diplomat Singer-songwriter


Dj Snake
(William Sami Étienne Grigahcine) src

France
Composer Disc jockey Record producer


Sami Al-Jaber
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Saudi arabia
Association football manager Association football player


Sami Frashëri
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Ottoman empire
Writer Playwright Translator Journalist Philosopher Lexicographer


Sami Allagui
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Germany Tunisia
Association football player


Sami Vänskä
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Finland
Musician Guitarist


Ali Sami Yen
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Turkey Ottoman empire
Association football manager Association football player



There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Sami
Full list of personalities with the first name Sami

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Sami

There are 517 actors and actresses with the first name Sami
Sami Dinnerville
Sami Herzog
Sami White
Sami Afuni
Sami Sandzimier
Sami Gayle
Sami St. Claire
Sami Jakobsson
Sami Harmaala
Sami Roe
Sami Kamal
Sami Tesfay
Sami Salminen
Sami Naveed
Sami Khan
Sami Saarinen
Sami Darr
Sami Sarjula
Sami Scott
Sami Kuronen
Sami Hyypiä
Sami Pitkämö
Sami Alasara
Sami Kangas
Sami Uotila
Sami Lukis
Sami Sykkö
Sami Huri
Sami Roine
Sami Bouajila

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Sami
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Sami

Rankings of first name SAMI by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#190SE Sweden2022
#194QC Quebec2022
#202DK Denmark2022
#206IT Italy2021
#237BE Belgium2022
#250FR France2022
#251NL Netherlands2022
#312CZ Czechoslovakia2016
#314DE Germany2022
#324GB United Kingdom2021
#327AT Austria2021
#343ON Ontario2019
#353CH Switzerland2021
#445IE Ireland2022
#682PL Poland2022
#812LV Latvia2022
#908AB Alberta2022
#1209AR Argentina2015
#1383US United State of America2022
#4882CL Chili2021
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
#1394CL Chili2021
#5250GB United Kingdom2021
#7557QC Quebec2022
#10930DE Germany2022