Forename Sem

All around the world, Sem (Sem , سام , Сем ) is a common unisex given name. The first name Sem is habitual in Syria, where it is quite a common principally boy's, but very seldom girly name, Namibia, where it is quite a common male name, and Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, and Syria. Likewise, Sem is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Sem is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Sem

name Ŝém, name Sum, name Śëm, name Śém, name Ŝem, name سام, name Śěm, name Sẽm, name Сэм, name Śěɱ, name Sëm, name Ŝëm, name Śêm, name Sin, name Sěm, name Ŝęm, name Sếm, name Śĕm, name Sen, name Śėm, name Sêm, name Šêm, name Šëm, name Sema, name Sęm, name Sém, name Śēm, name Semite, name Semb, name Šèm, name Сем, name Çęm, name Śèm, name Sine, name Šem, name Sēm, name Sĕm, name Çem, name Çèm, name Śem, name Sem, name Sęɱ, name Bez, name Sėm, name Sèm, name Śęm, name Çém, name Som, name Çëm, name Çêm, name Šém, name Sémite, name Sans, name Ŝêm

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Sem	Egypt, Algeria, Indonesia, India, Democratic Republic of the Congo
سام	Iran, Yemen, Syria, Sudan, Iraq
Сэм, Сем	Ukraine, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan

First names said to be same

Bez, Sans, Sema, Semb, Semite, Sen, Sin, Sine, Som, Sum, Sèm, Sém, Sémite, Sêm, Sëm, Sēm, Sĕm, Sėm, Sęm, Sęɱ, Sěm, Sẽm, Sếm, Çem, Çèm, Çém, Çêm, Çëm, Çęm, Śem, Śèm, Śém, Śêm, Śëm, Śēm, Śĕm, Śėm, Śęm, Śěm, Śěɱ, Ŝem, Ŝém, Ŝêm, Ŝëm, Ŝęm, Šem, Šèm, Šém, Šêm, Šëm,

First name Sem in the context

Sem is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Samuel , the biblical figure, Acts of the Apostles; Yosemite Sam , the Warner Bros. cartoon character, Looney Tunes; Shem , the Biblical figure, Son of Noah, Ancestor of Abraham, Genesis 5; Samus Aran , the video game character, Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Jon Kent , the son of Superman, Convergence, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	sem tob Spanish writer, ES (b. 1290)
	sem schlör DE (b. 1530)
	sem sæland Norwegian physicist, NO (b. 1874)
	sem benelli Italian playwright, essayist and librettist, IT (b. 1877)
	sem dresden Dutch composer, NL (b. 1881)
	sem nijveen violinist from the Netherlands, NL (b. 1912)
	sem hartz Dutch graphic designer (1912-1995), NL (b. 1912)
	sem dresden Dutch philologist and writer, NL (b. 1914)
	sem presser Dutch journalist (1917-1986), NL (b. 1917)
	sem cephas javanese photographer, ID (b. 1870)
	sem levi DE (b. 1870)
	sem de ranieri Italian sports shooter, IT (b. 1892)
	suy sem Cambodian politician, KH (b. 1947)
	sem petersen GL (b. 1897)
	sem ghelardini Italian sculptor, IT (b. 1927)