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From Northern Sami Sápmi,[1] from one of the Sami languages, of uncertain origin/meaning, but possibly related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémē (land). More at Sápmi and Sami.

Sami (plural Sami or Samis)

  1. A member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland.
    Synonyms: Lapp, (proscribed) Laplander

member of indigenous people of Lapland

Sami (plural Samis)

  1. The Sami people, collectively.
  2. (countable) Any of the languages of the Sami people.

any of the languages of the Sami

Sami (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the Sami people of northern Scandinavia, or the Sami languages.

relating to the Sami people or languages

Derived from Arabic سَامِي (sāmī), from the informal pronunciation of سَامٍ (sāmin, high, exalted).

Sami

  1. A male given name from Arabic, feminine equivalent Samiyah.

male given name

From Samantha.

Sami (plural Samis)

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Samantha.

Borrowed from Tamil சாமி (cāmi).

Sami (plural Samis)

  1. Alternative form of swami.
  1. ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Sami”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.

Derived from Arabic سَامٍ (sāmin, high, elevated).

Sami m

  1. a male given name

Derived from Arabic سَامٍ (sāmin, high, elevated).

Sami (definite accusative Samini, plural Samilər)

  1. a male given name from Arabic, feminine equivalent Samiyə

A diminutive of Samuel and Samuli, with formal given name status since the latter half of the 20th century.

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑmi/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝mi]
  • Rhymes: -ɑmi
  • Hyphenation(key): Sa‧mi

Sami

  1. a male given name
    • 2014, Antti Holma, Järjestäjä, Otava, →ISBN, page 46:

      Daniel hänen nimensä oli. Tietenkin. Ei hän olisi voinut olla Jani tai Sami. Janit ovat kännykkäkaupassa töissä. Samitkin ovat kännykkäkaupassa töissä, mutta esimiesasemassa.

      Daniel was his name. Of course. He couldn't be a Jani or Sami. Janis work at mobile phone shops, and Samis too but as managers.
  • Popular in Finland in the 1970s and the 1980s.
  • Sami is the 16th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 26,241 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,453 more), and also belongs to 8 female individuals (and as a middle name to 8 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Sami m (plural Samis, feminine Samie)

  1. Sami
    Synonym: Lapon

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سامی (Sâmî), from Borrowed from Arabic سَامِيّ (sāmiyy, Semitic, Semite).

Sami

  1. Semite

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سامی (Sâmî), from Derived from Arabic سَامٍ (sāmin, high, elevated).

Sami

  1. a male given name from Arabic, feminine equivalent Samiye