在某个大型百科里的描述是这样的：Samantha is a feminine given name.It was first recorded in the 18th century in New England,but its etymology is unknown.Speculation (without evidence) has suggested an origin from the masculine given name Samuel and anthos,the Greek word for "flower".A variant of this speculation is that it may have been a feminine form of Samuel with the addition of the already existing fminine name Anthea.
Samantha是一个女性教名,最早出现在18世纪的新英格兰,但是它的词源是不清楚的.某个猜测(没有证据)推荐了一个来自男性教名Samuel和anthos的来源,希腊语"花朵".一个变异的猜测是：它可能是通过附加一个已经存在的女性教名Anthea而对Samuel的女性形式
