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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 Phillis, a nurse in Mankato, Minn., has four daughters, three of whom are disabled and on Medicaid.

From Barron's • Jun. 20, 2026

Kyle and Samantha Busch were married on Dec. 31, 2010.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Friday’s social media post marks the first public comment directly from Samantha and her children since then.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The company recently hired a new chief financial officer, Samantha Greenberg.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

I open the door and Dylan and Samantha are flipping through the binder.

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

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