The story behind Sâm
Sino-Vietnamese word from 蔘 and 琛.
Pronunciation
Vietnamese; Hà-Nội: [səm˧˧]
Regional pronunciation variants
- Vietnamese; Huế: [ʂəm˧˧]
- Vietnamese: [ʂəm˧˧]
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Names Similar to Sâm
Cầm
Sino-Vietnamese word from 琴.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Cẩm
Sino-Vietnamese word from 錦.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Liêm
Sino-Vietnamese word from 廉.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Nam
Sino-Vietnamese word from 南.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Tâm
Sino-Vietnamese word from 心.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Śām
Inherited from Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Sâm
Ajisai
/adisawi/ → /ad͡ʑisai/ From Old Japanese. Recorded in the Man'yōshū of c. 759 CE with the phonetic man'yōgana spellings 味狭藍 (adisawi) and 安治佐為 (adisawi), and in the Wamyō…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Ashita
Shift in meaning from 朝 (ashita, “next morning”), itself cognate with 朝 (asa, “morning”). The kanji spelling is from Chinese 明日 (míngrì).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Fubuki
The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 吹雪く (fubuku, “to blow violently (said of wind); to blow a snowstorm”). The kanji spelling is jukujikun…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Sâm
An
Sino-Vietnamese word from 安.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Ân
Sino-Vietnamese word from 恩.
- Gender
- neutral
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Ấn
Sino-Vietnamese word from 印.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length