Samson

Meaning

The name is commonly connected with Hebrew roots meaning 'sun,' and in older name books it is glossed as 'splendid sun.' Some 19th-century sources also note alternative explanations such as 'splendid son' or a diminutive of 'sun,' but the solar sense is the main traditional association.

Origin

Fun fact

In the Christian naming tradition, Samson stayed in use partly because of the biblical judge and, later, as a monastic and saintly name in parts of the British and Greek church tradition.