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Nate vs Sam - What's the difference?

nate | sam |

As a noun nate

is night.

As an adjective sam is

(etymology 1 only, spelled specifically to distinguish it from etymology 2 ).

nate

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A diminutive of the male given names Nathan, Nathanael and Nathaniel.

    • Anagrams

    * * * English diminutives of male given names

    sam

    English

    Proper noun

    (s)
  • , a diminutive or shortening of Samuel'', or rarely of ''Samson .
  • .

    • Noun

    (-)
  • (Ireland, informal) The (Sam Maguire Cup) awarded to the All-Ireland GAA football winning team.

    • Derived terms

    * Silent Sam

    Anagrams

    * English unisex given names ----