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♂ Sansom
What does Sansom mean?
Sansom as a boys' name is of Hebrew origin, and the name Sansom means "sun". Sansom is an alternate form of Samson (Hebrew). Biblical: a judge of ancient Israel.
STARTS WITH San-
ASSOCIATED WITH sun
Variations
OTHER FORMS VIA SAMSON Sam▼, Sampson, Sanson, Sansone
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Sansom?
Sansom is an unusual given name for males but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#10426 out of 150436, Top 7%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Sansom (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) are Sam (#603 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Sampson and Samson (#547). Adoption of these forms of Sansom was more pronounced a century ago (MEDIAN #915) and has become significantly lower since (#1050, ▼89%). Sam has been the most well-known version, though Samson is now the most fashionable, while Sam is now less popular. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Anscom, Bascom, Hanson, Janson, Lathom, Malcom, Marom, Ransom, Ransome, Saleem, Salem, Salim, Salmon, Salomo, Salton, Samm, Sanborn, Sanche, Sancho, Sancos, Sander, Sandey, Sandie, Sandor, Sandro, Sandros, Sandy▼, Sanford▼, Sanjay, Sante, Santee, Santo, Santos▲, Sanzio, Sasha, Saulo, Savion▼, Savoy, Savyon, Saxon, Saxton, Scanlon, Senior, Shalom, Shandon, Shannon▼, Shanon, Sholom, Stanton, Strom, Swanton, Swenson, Tanson and Windom. These names tend to be more frequently used than Sansom.
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