Baby Names · Entry
Samantha
Aramaic/Hebrew (disputed, possibly a blend) · F
“listener, or told by God (disputed)”
Where it comes from
possibly a feminine coinage from 'Samuel', or Aramaic 'listener'
Fun Fact
The name's exact origin is genuinely debated among name scholars, with some tracing it to an 18th-century American coinage rather than a single ancient root.