Meaning & Origin
Synonym of Samoyed
Sammy is a boy's and girl's baby name of Hebrew origin, a familiar form of Samuel, meaning 'God has heard' or 'name of God' from the Hebrew Shemuel. Sammy has been used as a standalone name for generations, carried by entertainers from Sammy Davis Jr. to Sammy Hagar.
Sammy has the warmhearted, approachable energy of nickname-names that have earned full name status. There's something fundamentally likable about it — it's the name of entertainers, comedians, and people who make rooms brighter by being in them. Friendly, musical, and impossible to associate with anything negative.