Samantha

Samantha is a female given name .

Origin and meaning of the name

Samantha (also Samanta in some languages ) was adopted from English, where it is first recorded in the 17th century. The origin of the name is unknown; Possibly it is of Aramaic origin: Syrian šemʿanta ( Eng . "listener" or "obedient") is related to Sim (e) on .

Name bearers

• Samantha Abernathy (* 1991), American poker player
• Samantha Bond (born 1961), British actress
• Samantha Boscarino (* 1994), American actress
• Samantha Cristoforetti (* 1977), Italian astronaut
• Samantha Eggar (born 1939), British actress
• Samantha Fish (* 1989), American blues guitarist and singer
• Samantha Fox (* 1966), British model and pop singer
• Samantha Harris (* 1990), Australian model
• Samantha Mathis (* 1970), American actress
• Samantha Morton (born 1977), British actress
• Samantha Mumba (* 1983), Irish pop singer and actress
• Samantha Riley (born 1972), Australian breaststroke swimmer
• Samanta Schweblin (* 1978), Argentine writer
• Samantha Stosur (* 1984), Australian tennis player

family name

• Shakti Samanta (1926–2009), Indian film director and producer