What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Sam vs Daniel - What's the difference?

sam | daniel |

As an adjective sam

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

As a proper noun daniel is

hungarian equivalent of daniel.

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

    daniel

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A book in the Old Testament of the Bible.
  • The prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel.
  • * : Daniel 6: 16 :
  • Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel', and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king spake and said unto ' Daniel , Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will deliver thee.
  • * ~1594 William Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice: Act IV, Scene I :
  • A Daniel' come to judgment! yea, a ' Daniel ! / O wise young judge, how do I honour thee!
  • in regular use since the Middle Ages.
  • * 1989 , A Prayer for Owen Meany , Corgi Books, ISBN 0552135399, page 55:
  • "His name is Daniel' Needham," my mother said. Whew! With what relief - down came my grandmother's hands! Needham was a fine old name, a founding fathers sort of name, a name you could trace back to the Massachusetts Bay Colony - if not exactly Gravesend itself. And '''Daniel''' was as '''Daniel''' as ' Daniel Webster, which was as good a name as a Wheelwright could wish for.
    "But he's called Dan," my mother added, bringing a slight frown to my grandmother's countenance.
  • (rare) .
  • A location in the state of Wyoming in the United States (Zip Code: 83115). (From the U.S. Census Bureau 1990)
  • Derived terms

    * Daniel come to judgement * Daniel Island * Daniels * Danielsen * Danielson * Danielsville * McDaniels

    Anagrams

    * ----