Sami (name)


Sami is a given name and surname of different origins and meanings, most prevalent in the Arab world and Scandinavia. When spelled in English, it can be spelled as Samy or Sammy and often mistakenly confused as the abbreviated English name Sammy.
Sami can be an Arabic name meaning "elevated" or "sublime"., or a Turkish name, a Finnish male name derived from Samuel, or an American name abbreviated from Samantha or Samuel.
When used outside of English speaking countries – specifically amongst non-native Arabic speakers – the name Sami is confused with Samee or Samir. However, it is in fact an unabbreviated Arabic name derived from the verb samaa and yasmo which means to transcend. This is from the root samaa which means to be high, elevated, eminent, prominent.
The feminine version of this name in Arabic is Samiya or Samia.

Given name