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