Meaning & Etymology
English, Italian, Dutch
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of SAMUEL, using the name suffix antha (possibly inspired by Greek ανθος (anthos) "flower"). It originated in America in the 18th century but was fairly uncommon until 1964, when it was popularized by the main character on the television show 'Bewitched'.
/sə-MAN-thə (English)/
EtymologyFrom Sanskrit समन्त.
Popularity in the US
♀ Girls
Peak#5 in 1990 (25,868 births)
Recent#151 in 2025
Trend↓ Fading
♂ Boys
Peak#930 in 1989 (120 births)
Recent#13891 in 2017
Trend↓ Fading
Destiny 5 — The Explorer
5
The Explorer
Mercury · Air · The Explorer
AdventurousAdaptableFreedom-lovingWittyVersatileSensual
Life Path 5 is governed by Mercury — the fastest planet in the solar system, the messenger of the gods, the ruler of intellect, communication, and the quicksilver movement between worlds. The vibration of 5 is the energy of freedom itself: the restless, brilliant, multifaceted energy of a consciousness that cannot be contained by any single experience, identity, or direction. Five is the number of the senses, of the five directions (including center), of the mercurial mind that dances between possibilities without ever being fully captured by any one of them. Life Path 5s are the adventurers and free spirits of the numerological family — adaptable, witty, sensual, and endlessly curious about what lies around the next bend.
Famous People with Destiny 5
LP
Louis Pasteur
Chemist and microbiologist, germ theory pioneer
Scientist
MP
Max Planck
Physicist, founder of quantum theory
Scientist
DM
Dmitri Mendeleev
Chemist, creator of the Periodic Table
Scientist
CM
Claude Monet
Impressionist painter, Water Lilies series
Artist
HM
Henri Matisse
Fauvist painter
Artist
DR
Diego Rivera
Mexican muralist painter
Artist
AV
Antonio Vivaldi
Baroque composer, The Four Seasons
Musician
EP
Elvis Presley
King of Rock and Roll
Musician