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

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

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)