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SAM (2)
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Literature
PRONOUNCED: SAM (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
The name of a hobbit in J. R. R. Tolkien's novel 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954). His full given name was Samwise meaning "half wise" in Old English (the language used by Tolkien to represent the old hobbit speech).
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