Sami

From Sámi, from one of the Sami languages.

• Saami, Sámi

Sami (plural Sami or Samis)

1. A member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland.

   Synonyms: Lapp, Laplander

Sami (plural Samis)

1. The Sami people, collectively.
2. (countable) Any of the languages of the Sami.

Sami (not comparable)

1. Relating to the Sami people of northern Scandinavia, or the Sami languages.

• Laplander
• Lapp
• Lappish

• Ethnologue entry for Akkala Saami, sia
• Ethnologue entry for Inari Saami, smn
• Ethnologue entry for Kemi Saami, sjk
• Ethnologue entry for Kildin Saami, sjd
• Ethnologue entry for Lule Saami, smj
• Ethnologue entry for North Saami, se
• Ethnologue entry for Pite Saami, sje
• Ethnologue entry for Skolt Saami, sms
• Ethnologue entry for South Saami, sma
• Ethnologue entry for Ter Saami, sjt
• Ethnologue entry for Ume Saami, sju

From Arabic سَامِيّ‎ (sāmiyy, “exalted”).

Sami

1. A male given name.

From Samantha.

Sami (plural Samis)

1. A diminutive of the female given name Samantha.

• AMIs, Amis, ISAM, Isam, M'sia, MIAs, Masi, Siam, Sima, aims, saim, siam, sima

A diminutive of Samuel and Samuli, with formal given name status since the latter half of the 20th century.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑmi/, [ˈs̠ɑmi]
• Hyphenation: Sa‧mi

Sami

1. A male given name.
   • 2014 Antti Holma, Järjestäjä, Otava, ISBN 978-951-27976-1, page 46:

     Daniel hänen nimensä oli. Tietenkin. Ei hän olisi voinut olla Jani tai Sami. Janit ovat kännykkäkaupassa töissä. Samitkin ovat kännykkäkaupassa töissä, mutta esimiesasemassa.

• Popular in Finland in the 1970s and the 1980s.

• Samu
• Samuel
• Samuli

• Siam, amis, masi, siam, sima