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

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

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)