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Want Sam for a girl, is it short for anything apart from Samantha?

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weasleybreeder · 12/01/2012 18:44

Pregnant with DC4, gave away all my baby name books as we were stopping at 3 but... I love Sam for a girl or boy but don't like Samantha, can it be short for anything else? If I have a boy it would be Sam short for Samuel but cannot think of girls names that get shortened to Sam except Samantha.
Any suggestions?

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CultureMix · 18/01/2012 23:44

Rosamund?
bit of a stretch, but Tamsin or Alexandra as they have a bit of the "sam" sound?

greenmoo · 17/01/2012 14:33

Jessamy.

SubordinateClaws · 17/01/2012 11:43

Samaire looks like it should be pronouced "Sa mere" - which won't really work if she ever goes to France...

BokkleofSterra · 15/01/2012 20:31

Samaree

Sannebanana · 15/01/2012 17:03

I knew a Samiya years ago who went by Sam 'Sa-mee-ya'. I think you can also spell it Samia.

OriginalJamie · 15/01/2012 16:16

Samsung
Samovar
Samatorium
Samtimonious

OriginalJamie · 15/01/2012 16:15

Oooh, that reminds me ... Salamander?

imip · 15/01/2012 07:21

I once knew a girl called Samanda.

brandrethmupp · 14/01/2012 19:45

Samovar,Samurai,Samaritan, Samhain, Sampras, Sample, Samba, Same, Samling, Samways, Samuella, Sami

NorksAreMessy · 14/01/2012 19:38

salmonella?

EssentialFattyAcid · 14/01/2012 19:37

Flotsam or Jetsam

EssentialFattyAcid · 14/01/2012 19:36

Samphire

Coconutty · 14/01/2012 19:36

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OriginalJamie · 14/01/2012 19:34

Samsara?
Samwise?

Actually, Samara/Sameera are lovely

UniS · 14/01/2012 18:25

Samphire - its plant- kinda nice for a girls name tho.

Ladyemem · 13/01/2012 23:47

sameya too

workshy · 13/01/2012 23:30

I know a Samone

DottieRose · 13/01/2012 23:25

would Sabine or Sabina be a stretch to make Sam a nickname?

guinealady · 13/01/2012 23:10

Duh - it hadn't occurred to me that my made-up name Samella was only a few letters away from being salmonella!! Shock

Thank goodness I made clear it wasn't a serious suggestion...

Samaris and Damaris...eurgh! But I do quite like Samia.

MissPenteuth · 13/01/2012 21:11

Whoops, just realised Polkadotfanatic beat me to it Blush

MissPenteuth · 13/01/2012 21:10

I like the Gaelic Samaire, pronounced Sameera.

BobbieSox · 13/01/2012 20:36

I know a Samreen, I see that's not been suggested yet

Popoozle · 13/01/2012 20:34

Another vote for Samara - I love it, it's on my imaginary shortlist for DC4 (although we're not having any more) Sad

UniS · 13/01/2012 20:33

Samaris ( a character in a chalet school book)
Samia ( someone I knew at college)
Sam ( increasing popular for girls)
Samaya

Smilla

ByTheWay1 · 13/01/2012 20:27

They will obviously be sat next to an Ella at school !

I know a Samaris and a Damaris -twins...