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Sami (boy)

What does Sami mean?

Sami Pronunciation of Sami as a boys' name (also used less regularly as girls' name Sami) is pronounced SAH-mee. It is of Arabic origin, and the meaning of Sami is "on high, exalted".

STARTS WITH Sa-

ASSOCIATED WITH arabic, high (great)

Variations

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Sami Truett (S.T.), ..

How popular is Sami?

Sami is an uncommon given name for males but a very popular surname for both adults and children (#30161 out of 150436, Top 20%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Sami entered the list in 1980-1989 and reached its peak position of #1110 in the U.S. in 2017, and is presently at #1185. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Sami name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Sami outside U.S.

Similar Names

Sami is pronounced similarly to Sammey, Sammie, Sammy, Samy, Sima and Simha. Other recommended sound-alike names are Elami, Fahmi, Jimi, Kaimi, Karmi, Kwami, Rami, Remi, Saad, Sabin, Sabr, Safir, Sage, Sagiv, Sahil, Said, Sail, Sal, Salim, Sam, Samm, Sapir, Sariq, Saul, Savil, Savin, Saxe, Sayid, Shadi, Shai, Shamir, Shani, Si, Sim, Syms and Umi. These names tend to be more commonly used than Sami.

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