At a Glance
- Meaning
- Exalted, elevated (from Arabic sama, 'to rise')
- Origin
- Arabic
- Pronunciation
- SAH-mee
Sami is an Arabic name meaning “exalted, elevated (from Arabic sama, 'to rise')”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Sami
Meaning: Exalted, elevated (from Arabic sama, 'to rise').
Origin: Arabic.
A common claim: Frequently glossed as meaning both 'exalted' and 'one who hears.' Actually: 'One who hears' belongs to a different Arabic root (sami', 'hearing/listener') that gets conflated with Sami (from sama, 'to rise') in English spelling.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Sami
SAH-meeIPA /ˈsɑːmiː/
Popularity of Sami
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