Somsack
Origin
Lao
Syllables
2
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
worthy of honor (som = worthy + sak = honor, power); the same name as Thai Somsak wearing its Lao-French spelling, with the -ck ending that marks many Lao American names in US records
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890srare in US records2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Somsack has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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