Samaria

Place-name, Hebrew
"to guard, to keep"

Samaria Origin and Meaning

The name Samaria is a girl's name meaning "to guard, to keep".

Similar to but distinct from Samara, this pretty name was chosen for his daughter by rapper LL Cool J. It's the name of an ancient Palestinian city, located in present-day Jordan, and is associated with the Biblical story of "The Good Samaritan" who came from Samaria. Derived from shamar meaning "to guard" this name was chosen for 100 girls in 2023 in the US.

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Famous People Named Samaria

  • Samaria Leah Wisdom Smith
    daughter of rapper LL Cool J

The name Samaria in Pop Culture

  • Samaria
    capital of Ancient Israel (1 Kin. 16:29)

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