Samantha

[ suh-man-thuh ]

/ səˈmæn θə /

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a female given name: from an Aramaic word meaning “listener.”

QUIZZES

In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

Samantha’s most important line of the show was “I love you, but I love me more.”
This Valentine’s Day, we couldn’t help but wonder, which ‘Sex and the City’ character will you most eat like?|Kari Sonde|February 11, 2021|Washington Post
Kim Cattrall, who played the iconic role of Samantha, confirmed in 2019 that she would never reprise her role in the television series or any movies linked to the franchise.
Do You Want To See Louise From St. Louis Return To Sex And The City?|Brande Victorian|January 15, 2021|Essence.com
The latest novel from Samantha Harvey is truly superb, but left its reviewer at a loss for how to describe it.
A Novel Nearly Impossible to Review|Nicholas Mancusi|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Muslim Samantha Elauf was qualified to work at A & F—except that she wore a hijab.
Muslims & Jews Unite vs. Abercrombie & Fitch|Dean Obeidallah|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Normally I might look to Samantha Power or Madeleine Albright or Hillary Clinton for foreign policy wisdom.
What Iran Can Learn From Gwyneth Paltrow|Nina Ansary|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The piece was authored by none other than Samantha Power, who now serves as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
Morgan Fairchild: Badass Foreign Policy Wonk|Asawin Suebsaeng|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Chi, like Samantha (Scarlett Johannson), ends up becoming a transcendent being that threatens her relationship with a human.
Hollywood Sci-Fi Films Are Ripping Off Anime|David Levesley|April 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Your mother named you Samantha, girl, but bein' as there wasn't no boy, I always called you Sammy.
The Shepherd of the Hills|Harold Bell Wright
She had been elected to the very responsible part of Samantha because her memory was good, rather than because she looked it.
Winona of the Camp Fire|Margaret Widdemer
I sent for it from camp, for one of the girls to use in the Samantha tableaux, and the girl still has it, I suppose.
Winona of the Camp Fire|Margaret Widdemer
Samantha, one of Mr. Tenney's sisters, found me an hour afterwards sitting beside a chicken-coop, crying into my apron.
Aunt Madge's Story|Sophie May
Samantha consoled me as well as she could with colored beads to string, and a barrel of kittens out in the barn.
Aunt Madge's Story|Sophie May