Sam in Korean: 샘

In Korean, Sam is written 샘 and sounds like saem.

샘
saem
HangulSound
샘saem

What does Sam mean?

Sam means “God has heard”. It is mostly a boy’s name.

Korean names with the same meaning as Sam

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Real, popular Korean names whose Hanja carry the meaning of Sam.

Boy
蘇眞
소진, So Jin
“true”
元亨利貞 吉吉吉吉
Boy
蘇信宇
소신우, So Sin-u
“trust & universe”
元亨利貞 吉吉·吉
Boy
蘇忠賢
소충현, So Chung-hyeon
“loyal & wise”
元亨利貞 吉·吉吉
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Using Sam in Korean

Korean endings change with the last letter of the name. Sam ends with a final consonant (받침), so it takes these forms:

KoreanSounds likeMeaning
제 이름은 샘이에요.je i-reu-meun sae-mi-e-yo.My name is Sam.
저는 샘입니다.jeo-neun sae-mim-ni-da.I am Sam. (formal)
샘 씨saem ssiSam (polite, to an adult)
샘아!sae-ma!Hey Sam! (to a friend)
샘은 한국어를 배워요.sae-meun han-gu-geo-reul bae-wo-yo.Sam is learning Korean.

Letters in Sam

Sam has 1 syllable blocks made of 3 letters (jamo):

BlockLettersSound
샘ㅅ + ㅐ + ㅁㅅ s, ㅐ ae, ㅁ m

Typing Sam on a Korean keyboard

On a standard Korean (2-set) keyboard, type these keys. Capital letters mean Shift.

샘 t o a

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Hangul spellings follow the National Institute of Korean Language rules and the forms commonly used in Korea.