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

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