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Samantha vs Tabitha - What's the difference?

samantha | tabitha |

As proper nouns the difference between samantha and tabitha

is that samantha is while tabitha is a woman who was, according to the bible, restored to life by peter.

samantha

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • .
  • * 1876 Phebe Ann Hanaford, Women of the Century , page 525:
  • These country girls, as they were called, had queer names, which added to the singularity of their appearance. Samantha , Triphena, Plumy, Leafy, Ruhamah, Lovey, and Florilla were among them.
  • * 1888 , (Marietta Holley), Josiah Allen's Wife as a P.A. and P.I.: Samantha at the Centennial , page 577:
  • "Its name is Samantha' Jo, after Josiah and me. - - - If it had been a boy, we was layin' out to call it Josiah Sam, - Sam for ' Samantha ."
  • * 1967 (Howard Fast), Samantha , I Books (2004), ISBN 0743479122, page 42:
  • "Middle of the depression - who's going to give a kid a nutty name like Samantha ? Today's another matter, but around then, from what I hear, people weren't thinking about these stylish names."
  • * 1985 (Bobbie Ann Mason), In Country , Harper&Row, ISBN 0060154691, pages 182, 183:
  • But here's my favorite name: Samuel. It's from the Bible. If it's a girl, name it Samantha . That sounds like something in a prayer, doesn't it? I think it's a name in the Chronicles. I've been reading the Bible every night." - - -
    She found the Book of Chronicles and scanned it. - - - There was no Samantha in either the first or the second book of the Chronicles.

    Usage notes

    * Popular in the English-speaking world from the 1970s to the 2000s.

    tabitha

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A woman who was, according to the Bible, restored to life by Peter.
  • of biblical origin.
  • Quotations

    * : Acts 9:36 : *: Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha , which by interpretation is called Dorcas; this woman was full of good works and alms-deeds which she did.

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