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Samantha

American  
[suh-man-thuh] / səˈmæn θə /

noun

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


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Samantha dropped the bat and sprinted toward first base.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Samantha Eden, assistant curator, said the zoo started with six snails and recently started a new colony.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

For Samantha, she said what makes headlines rarely aligns with her own experience at Burning Man.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

Anytime a victim was identified, there was a burst of excitement, said Samantha Rodriguez, an in-house investigator for crypto exchange Coinbase who attended the sprint.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

“Only my mom calls me Sammy. Weirds me out whenever anyone else does. Thanks for asking,” Samantha says.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

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