Sampson

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/ˈsæmp.sən//ˈsæm.sən/

proper noun

Samson (semi-legendary Biblical judge).

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Samson (semi-legendary Biblical judge).

    And Sampson went to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and went in to her.

    1844, Lancelot C. L. Brenton, The Septuagint version of the Old Testament, Judges 16, i
    2 more examples

    2007, Travis Mashburn, Living Christianity, Xulon Press (publ.), page 82. She agreed and then went to Sampson, asking for the secret of his great strength.

    2016, William E. Blanchard, Preparing You for the Return of Jesus, RoseDog Books (publ.), page 21. And Sampson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, one in his right hand and the other in his left.

  2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
  3. A surname.
  4. A place in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Webster County, Missouri.
    2. A town in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
    3. An unincorporated community in Oconto County, Wisconsin.

Origin

A variant of Samson.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Sampson

Samsonramson
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Cite this entry
APA

Sampson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sampson

MLA

“Sampson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sampson. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sampson,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sampson.

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