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Re: Sabriel, Lirael, Sameth
Hmmm I'm not certain what Sameth means but I know there are people with the last name Sameth, it could just be a variation of the name Samuel. Things like that happen alot.
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well I found sam comes from shem which in hebrew means name or renown. I couldn't find any mention of what eth could come from or mean. Or it could just be the english people liked names ending in eth, like Gareth or Elspeth (Elspeth is an old english version of the name Elizabeth. I swear Kathrine and Elizabeth have so many different nick names or names that came from them that it isn't funny.) Well anyways I give up and good luck to the rest of you. ^_^
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Ooooh I also found some guy who owns a law firm in Virginia named Sameth Herndon so obviously this name has been used by someone as a first name before Garth Nix wrote his books. I just wish I could find what it means. I've been looking but I can seem to find anything.
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