"Sampson" meaning in English

See Sampson in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈsæmpsən/, /ˈsæmsən/
Etymology: A variant of Samson. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sampson
  1. Samson (semi-legendary Biblical judge).
    Sense id: en-Sampson-en-name-E40VwLnK Categories (other): Biblical characters Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 32 9 0 13 13 33
  2. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
    Sense id: en-Sampson-en-name-WxDpcTb1 Categories (other): English given names, English male given names
  3. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Sampson-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  4. A place in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Webster County, Missouri.
    Categories (place): Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Missouri, USA
    Sense id: en-Sampson-en-name-4oV6CbDr Categories (other): Biblical characters Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 32 9 0 13 13 33
  5. A place in the United States:
    A town in Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
    Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Wisconsin, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Sampson-en-name-2MfNopzb Categories (other): Biblical characters Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 32 9 0 13 13 33
  6. A place in the United States:
    An unincorporated community in Oconto County, Wisconsin
    Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin, USA
    Sense id: en-Sampson-en-name-GduxIrn2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Biblical characters Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 3 1 15 15 59 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 7 4 1 19 19 39 1 4 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 4 4 19 15 42 1 4 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 2 3 14 12 53 1 3 5 Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 32 9 0 13 13 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Sampson County Related terms: St Sampson, Saint Sampson
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