"Sammy" meaning in English

See Sammy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈsæmi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Sammy.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -æmi Etymology: From Sam + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|Sam|-y|text=+|tree=1}} From Sam + -y. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sammy
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Samuel.
    Sense id: en-Sammy-en-name-szT0j1hn Categories (other): English diminutives of male given names, English given names, English male given names, English terms suffixed with -y, English unisex given names Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 34 34 7 25 Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 44 46 1 9
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Samantha.
    Sense id: en-Sammy-en-name-yNZ3XTDJ Categories (other): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names, English terms suffixed with -y, English unisex given names Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 34 34 7 25 Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 44 46 1 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Sam
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈsæmi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Sammy.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -æmi Etymology: From Samsung + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|Samsung|-y|text=+|tree=1}} From Samsung + -y. Head templates: {{en-prop}} Sammy
  1. (informal) Samsung Electronics. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Sammy-en-name-b0D1X~jg Categories (other): Samsung Electronics Disambiguation of Samsung Electronics: 2 2 93 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈsæmi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Sammy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Sammys [plural], Sammies [plural]
Rhymes: -æmi Etymology: From Sam + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|Sam|-y|text=+|tree=1}} From Sam + -y. Head templates: {{en-noun|s|ies}} Sammy (plural Sammys or Sammies)
  1. Synonym of Samoyed (a breed of dog) Synonyms: Samoyed [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Sammy-en-noun-BRuE34VH Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 19 31 4 46 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 19 30 6 46 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 20 29 5 46 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 21 30 6 44 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 19 31 4 46 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 28 10 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 34 34 7 25 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 18 27 9 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 19 6 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 27 5 59 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 15 23 7 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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