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Samanta

sah-MAN-tah

Popularity

#8834

falling

Letters

7

Syllables

3

Origin

English

Total Births

1,840

Peak Year

#98 in 2005

First Recorded

1972

Style

Classic & Timeless

Spelling

Moderate spelling

What It Means

A variation of Samantha, which is of Aramaic origin, meaning "listener". Popularized in the 18th century.

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Numerology

3

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Personality Traits

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