Sammy
noun
a male given name, form of Samuel.
sammy
British
/ ˈsæmɪ /
noun
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of sammy
C20: from the forename Sammy
Example Sentences
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What was more fun writing: Grace Potter and “You & Tequila,” or Sammy Hagar and “Beer in Mexico”?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
Bannister said his father Sammy, a stoker mechanic who was 21-years-old at the time, sustained shrapnel wounds to his chest when HMS Amethyst came under fire.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
In the epigraph to one of her chapters, Ms. Footer quotes Sammy Davis Jr.: “Part of show business is magic. You don’t know how it happens.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Fullerton 7, Northwood 1: Sammy Chacon finished with three hits for 3-0 Fullerton.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
They marched, rested, marched, lunched on water and a box of stale doughnuts, walked, rested, and once again on the final lap, Dicey carried Sammy on her back.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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