Name of Samara

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Goldenchild shambler (10/31/02 1:28:47 pm) Reply	Name of Samara Hi everyone, I am a Japanese and not familiar to American name. My question is how the name of Samara is popular for women's name in USA. Is it old fashion? Or is popular for a certain ancestries? Any informations will be welcomed. As far as the name of Sadako, I know that we can find this name in Japanese women at the present but is a little unusual because it is slightly old fashion.
SlowBurn Sadako slave (10/31/02 1:30:19 pm) Reply	No Clue In all honesty, I have never heard the name Samara before in my life until The Ring.
Nuada shambler (10/31/02 2:18:28 pm) Reply	Samara... It's an old Hebrew name, means 'Under the law or rule of god' or some such. Samantha is a variation you're more likely to hear but Samara is in use...
mikejonas manipulator of the Virus (10/31/02 2:38:33 pm) Reply	Samara Samara is a little exotic for an American name, IMO, with definitely more of a Mediterranean/Middle Eastern flavor; it's just not "American as apple pie," if you know what I mean. Personally, because of that I felt that it wasn't the best choice of a first name for an American Sadako, especially someone who's supposed to be born the daughter of Washington State horse breeders in 1970 (as opposed to, say, Albanian immigrants). Moreover, I was surprised to hear that it was pronounced "properly" in the movie and kept its exotic tone (suh-MAH-ruh), rather than Americanized into something like SAM-uhruh or suh-MEH-ruh. I guess it might be explained or further explored in a sequel/prequel--perhaps the fact that she was conceived and born in Europe has something to do with it.
miharu manipulator of the Virus (10/31/02 4:17:14 pm) Reply	Re: Samara and again i'm posting this information over ;p meaning: ruled by god origin: hebrew name: A female given name (rare: 1 in 50000 females; popularity rank in the U.S.: #2441) name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #78802) (alternate definition)noun: a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple and as we know now, the tree with the brilliant red leaves (and was on fire) is a japanese maple. so, samara as a name in the us is rare.. but not terribly so. there's a lot of meaning behind the name and i think it suits the story just fine. i mean, come on.. it was the 70's, she's lucky her parents didn't name her after someone in ABBA. ;p -miharu she never sleeps...
tapeborrower further down the Spiral (10/31/02 4:31:23 pm) Reply	Re: Samara I knew the name only for a car type called Lada Samara. It is russian type i guess. five dollars for rent, please ...
SadakoIsEve manipulator of the Virus (10/31/02 4:32:53 pm) Reply	Re: Re: Samara To put it differently so the thick skulls can process it. Samara is a different form of the name Samantha which a lot of us know is common. Least it was common in the 70's for who hasn't heard of the show Bewitched?
tapeborrower further down the Spiral (10/31/02 4:39:52 pm) Reply	Re: Re: Samara i don't know but it is a type of the car, my friend has got it. very old looking model, but nice! five dollars for rent, please ...
Sweetest Samara shambler (10/31/02 6:46:00 pm) Reply	a few things Well I've found a few things Samara Meanings: Gaurdian; mountain, outlook, ruled by God Origin: Hebrew I couldn't really tell you if this is supposed to apply to Samara as a person. Seems to nice to fit her. It might be that the name sounds mysterious and it also begins with an "S" like Sadako.
SadakoIsEve manipulator of the Virus (10/31/02 6:54:16 pm) Reply	Re: a few things Exactly
Goldenchild shambler (10/31/02 7:23:52 pm) Reply	Your information Thank you for your detailed information. I am surprised the details. Where did you get them? Do you know some web sites of name ranking?
miharu manipulator of the Virus (11/1/02 5:49:18 am) Reply	Re: Your information the site i consulted for a good portion of my information on names was rhyme.lycos.com about a month ago, they had a little more information regarding origin of names but for some reason they chose to disable it. -miharu she never sleeps...
sgriska shambler (11/3/02 10:34:04 pm) Reply	Samara... SamSara... Aw, shucks! It's a real let-down to know that it's an old Hebrew name. I had my own little theory going on, kind of fuzzy, but the name "Samara" sounds way close to "samsara", being the Sanskrit word for this illusory world of suffering that we all inhabit. And, that kind of fit the whole sad tale, and even ties into the circular ringishness if we think of how beings keep recycling themselves in samsara, again and again reincarnating because of their negative karma and wrong views, etc. Not to mention, "Mara" was the name of the demon that tempted the Buddha while he was sitting under the bodhi tree.
stephana shambler (11/5/02 1:55:15 pm) Reply	samara Your first name of Samara has given you the vision and foresight to be able to organize others and to hold positions of responsibilities with poise and self-confidence. This name creates an optimistic outlook on life and favourable conditions in your personal affairs. You have the ability to express your thoughts and ideas, and you are friendly, likeable, and generous. You enjoy fun, laughter and congenial association. This name also gives you an appreciation of art, music, drama, or any of the many forms of expression in the arts. Since you are quick and fluent in your expression, you have to guard against boastfulness or dominating a situation. You are likely a big eater, requiring heavy foods to satisfy your appetite. Overeating can affect the bloodstream, causing it to become overheated. In turn, skin problems could result. There could also be weaknesses in the generative organs. jus some input
DaMan791 further down the Spiral (11/5/02 2:07:10 pm) Reply	Re: samara I've never heard the name Samara before other then th movie..we'll maybe once but thats it ------------------ She never sleeps.. 7 days.. OMG Becca is soooo Hot! I WANT HER!!!!
EmeraldEyes shambler (11/16/02 11:10:54 pm) Reply	Samara I have never heard the name Samara before this movie, but a samara is the winged fruit of a maple tree (if you've ever seen those little winged thingies propelling down from a tree and spinning really fast...thats a samara). anyways, i know that the maple tree was very significant in this movie (the one that it kept showing clips of on the mountain w/clouds going by really fast). maybe her name has some connection to that.
JustaPinoy further down the Spiral (11/16/02 11:43:57 pm) Reply	RE: Samara I just looked in my local White Pages/Yellow Pages and found Anna Morgan! lol, no Samara though. Look in your guy's phone directory and see if Samara lives in your neighborhood! hehe..
hip hip weaser Sadako slave (11/17/02 12:15:14 am) Reply	... HAHA! 2 Richard Morgans in my area! lol.
Rachael out from the well (11/17/02 1:00:09 am) Reply	Re: ... Heh. I posted before that anybirthday.com has 1 Samara Morgan in the country. Superpages.com has none.
gdmariya Sadako slave (11/17/02 8:41:32 am) Reply	Re: ... I just met someone named Samara in school a couple of days ago :( === "Remember that the evil which is now in the world will become yet more powerful...and that it is not evil which conquers evil, but only love."
SadakoIsEve the chosen infected (11/17/02 8:51:39 am) Reply	Re: Re: ... I posted week ago and I mean it; Samara is short for Samantha
CgChick09 manipulator of the Virus (11/17/02 9:31:32 am) Reply	Re: Re: ... Samantha?? really? well iv never met someone with the name Samara or Samantha. There is a Samara Morgan though. And an Anna mogan. Someone posted something about how she found out about them.
mikejonas moderator (11/17/02 11:35:20 am) Reply	Re: Re: ... The names Samara and Samantha are not derived from each other, though they are both Hebrew in origin. Samara means "watch" (as in vigil) or "outlook," while Samantha means "listener." Some names do have some direct relationships with each other, like Isabel and Elizabeth, both originating from the Hebrew for "consecrated to God," or Eileen, Eleanor, Helen, Ellen, and Elaine, all descended from the Greek for "light." But Samara and Samantha, despite their spelling similarities, don't share the same etymology.
miharu everyone will suffer (11/17/02 11:53:55 am) Reply	Re: Re: ... samara sure isn't derived from samantha, but daveigh chase DOES play the part of samantha darko in donnie darko ;p -miharu she never sleeps...
Kings Ghost Sadako slave (11/17/02 4:20:23 pm) Reply	Re: Re: ... Samara is not popular in the US. I dot think there is one person that goes by the name samara here. it is often used in the Middle East tho in different variations. my aunt's name is Samar. no "a" at the end.
miharu everyone will suffer (11/17/02 7:53:33 pm) Reply	Re: Re: ... i actually know two Samaras here in the states; one is hispanic and the other is canadian. we've already covered that Samara is Hebrew in origin, but thanks for the input. -miharu she never sleeps...
samaras well Sadako slave (11/18/02 12:06:09 am) Reply	Re: Re: ... There is a city in Russia called Samara. It is in a region knowna s the "Golden Ring" :X Round and Round The World is Spinning When it Stops, it's Just Beginning
miharu everyone will suffer (11/18/02 8:32:13 am) Reply	Re: Re: ... haha that's the coolest explaination i've heard yet ^^ -miharu she never sleeps...
SadakoIsEve the chosen infected (11/18/02 12:43:17 pm) Reply	Re: Re: Re: ... hehe
Ghetto Ring citizen of the Loopworld (11/18/02 1:09:58 pm) Reply	Re: Re: Re: ... This reminds me of that smasara post This is Samara?! -One man, one obsession: The Ring!