Names like Samantha
Samantha is a three-syllable Aramaic name that ends on a vowel. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Three syllables, ending the same way as Samantha.
Talitha Aramaic · biblical, from Aramaic 'talitha koum', 'little girl, arise'
Sujatha Sinhala · well-born (Sanskrit sujata); in Buddhist tradition the young woman who offered milk-rice to the Buddha before his enlightenment; a grandmother-generation classic
Aleigha English · modern coinage, phonetic spelling of Aleah/Aaliyah
Tabitha English · gazelle (Aramaic); a healer in the Book of Acts
The same roots
Also Aramaic names, from the tradition Samantha comes from.
Martha Aramaic · lady, mistress; Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, and historically Crown Princess Märtha, celebrated for aiding Norwegian refugees during WWII
Zenobia Aramaic · of uncertain precise root, traditionally linked to "az-zainab"; famously borne by Queen Zenobia of Palmyra, who challenged Rome's control of the East
Mattie Aramaic · diminutive of Martha, 'lady/mistress' (sometimes also short for Matilda)
Tommie Aramaic · diminutive of Thomas, twin
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 1990s, the same decade as Samantha, on a similar curve.
Kenisha Modern American · an American blend of Ken- with the popular feminine suffix -isha, coined in the 1970s-80s
Tanisha African American · modern coinage using the beloved '-isha' pattern common in Black American naming since the 1970s
Anisha Sanskrit · genuinely Sanskrit, from roots read as supreme or nightless; distinct from the invented -isha names it's sometimes grouped with
Alisha Germanic · variant of Alicia, noble kind
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