August 20
Why this day? Sam is a short form of Samuel, and shares its name day.
Sam is celebrated in France, the United States, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Argentina and Germany on August 20.
Sam is a short form of Samuel. It keeps its origin (Hebrew) and meaning — god has heard, and shares its name day, August 20.
On birth records, Sam is rarely written as such: the Sams are Samuels (69,646 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Samuel page. Sam is also a short form of Samanta, Samira, Samir.
Sam is a short form of Samuel, which means god has heard.
August 20, together with Samuel: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.
It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Samuel.
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