# Samson

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsæmsən/ · frequency rank #17,475

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **Simon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samson-vs-simon)
- **Saxon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samson-vs-saxon)
- **season** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samson-vs-season)
- **summon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samson-vs-summon)
- **Simeon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samson-vs-simeon)
- **Sauron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samson-vs-sauron)
- **Samsung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samson-vs-samsung)
- **Simpson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samson-vs-simpson)
- **Swanson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samson-vs-swanson)
- **salon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salon-vs-samson)
- **Samoa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samoa-vs-samson)
- **salmon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salmon-vs-samson)
- **saloon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saloon-vs-samson)
- **Saigon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saigon-vs-samson)
- **Samoan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samoan-vs-samson)
- **Sampson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sampson-vs-samson)

## Common misspellings (9)
`asmson`, `sammson`, `samosn`, `samsno`, `samsonn`, `samsson`, `sasmon`, `smason`, `ssamson`

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