Sam vs Michael - What's the difference?
sam | michael |
, a diminutive or shortening of Samuel'', or rarely of ''Samson .
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(Ireland, informal) The (Sam Maguire Cup) awarded to the All-Ireland GAA football winning team.
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* 1629 , , Meditations upon Creed'', ''The Works of Thomas Adams, James Nichol (1862) , volume 3, page 212:
* 2008 , , The Northern Clemency , Harpercollins, ISBN 9780007174799, page 498:
(Judaism, Christianity, Islam) An archangel associated with defending Israel in the tribulation.
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As an adjective sam
is (etymology 1 only, spelled specifically to distinguish it from etymology 2 ).As a proper noun michael is
, a variant of michel, popular in the end of the 20th century.sam
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Proper noun
(s)Noun
(-)Derived terms
* Silent SamAnagrams
* English unisex given names ----michael
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Etymology 1
From Vulgate (etyl) Michael, Michahel, from (etyl) .Alternative forms
* MichaellProper noun
(en proper noun)- Yea, it seems to me not fit for Christian humility to call a man Gabriel'' or ''Michael , giving the names of angels to the sons of mortality.
- He works in the steelworks, the boyfriend, on the factory floor. I'd say that was quite unusual, he's called Michael'. Insists on that, he does, not being called Mike or Micky or Mick, pretends not to hear you, then, "No, my name's actually ' Michael ."
- And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince that standeth for the children of thy people.
- And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon.
