Sambor

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Sambor is a personal name.

Origin and meaning

The origin of the name is unclear. It was only mentioned for the Pomeranian prince Sambor I and his descendants. There are no other namesake known in Central Europe. Sam- may be of Baltic origin and is not used in Slavic names.

In Slavonic, the meaning would derive from the two words "sam" (alone) and "bor" (fight).

Well-known namesake

  • Sambor I. (* around 1150; † 1207), from 1187 Duke of Pomerania in his function as Polish governor under the supremacy of the Senior Duke of Cracow
  • Sambor II. (* Around 1208; † 1277 or 1278), from 1220 to 1270 with interruptions Duke of Pommerellen in Liebschau and Dirschau

Family gender

  • Samborids (also Sobiesławids), a ruling family in the 12th and 13th centuries that provided the Pomeranian dukes

See also

Remarks

  1. ↑ cf. Siemomysl , Siemowit , or the Finno-Ugric Finns ( suomi ), Sami ( sami ) and Samoyed