Shemp

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Gender Masculine
Usage Popular Culture

Meaning & History

In the case of the Three Stooges member Shemp Howard (1895-1955) it was a pseudonym that arose from his Litvak (Lithuanian Yiddish) mother's pronunciation of Sam 1, a short form of his real name Samuel.
Added 1/28/2010 by anonymous
Edited 12/29/2022 by Mike C and SeaHorse15