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Meaning & Origins
Of problematic and much debated origin. It arose in the United States at the end of the 18th century, possibly as a combination of Sam (from Samuel) + a newly coined feminine suffix -antha (perhaps suggested by Anthea).
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English, Scottish, and northern Irish: distinguishing name (Middle English yunge, yonge ‘young’), for the younger of two bearers of the same personal name, usually distinguishing a younger brother or a son. In Middle English this name is often found with the Anglo-Norman French definite article, for example Robert le Yunge.
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Nicknames & variations
Samanta, Samanthia, Samanatha, Samamtha, Samanthi, Samanthe, Samant, Samantah, Samanth, Samanthea
Youngblood, Younger, Yount, Youngs, Yeung, Youngman, Youngberg, Younce, Younker, Youngquist
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