Meaning of the name: full of gravel. Related names are:
Chios. The translations of Samos in 82 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
Samos in Spanish to
Samu in Nepali!
And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to Miletus. (ACT 20:15)