# Sam

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsæm/ · frequency rank #2,313

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the male given names Samuel or Samson.
2. A diminutive of the female given name Samantha.
3. A surname from Cantonese, a romanization of 岑 (sam⁴) or 沈 (cam⁴ / zam³).
4. A town in Alibori department, Benin.
5. A town in Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso.
6. A town in Bourzanga department, Bam, Burkina Faso.
7. A village in Kongoussi department, Bam, Burkina Faso.
8. A Trans-New Guinea language of Papua New Guinea.
9. A surname from Khmer
10. The Sam Maguire Cup awarded to the All-Ireland GAA football winning team.

## Easily confused with
- **so** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sam-vs-so)
- **se** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sam-vs-se)
- **SC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sam-vs-sc)
- **SI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sam-vs-si)
- **SS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sam-vs-ss)
- **SP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sam-vs-sp)
- **su** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sam-vs-su)
- **SD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sam-vs-sd)
- **sf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sam-vs-sf)
- **sh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sam-vs-sh)
- **SM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sam-vs-sm)
- **SB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sam-vs-sb)
- **SW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sam-vs-sw)
- **SL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sam-vs-sl)
- **SG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sam-vs-sg)
- **SK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sam-vs-sk)
- **SV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sam-vs-sv)
- **SJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sam-vs-sj)
- **Sy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sam-vs-sy)
- **she** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sam-vs-she)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sam