Sem is a masculine given name. The
Dutch name is the Biblical
Shem
Shem (; he, שֵׁם ''Šēm''; ar, سَام, Sām) ''Sḗm''; Ge'ez: ሴም, ''Sēm'' was one of the sons of Noah in the book of Genesis and in the book of Chronicles, and the Quran.
The children of Shem were Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, L ...
(son of
Noah
Noah ''Nukh''; am, ኖህ, ''Noḥ''; ar, نُوح '; grc, Νῶε ''Nôe'' () is the tenth and last of the pre-Flood patriarchs in the traditions of Abrahamic religions. His story appears in the Hebrew Bible (Book of Genesis, chapters 5� ...
) and perhaps sometimes a variant of the
West Frisian name ''Sjamme''.
Sem
at the Meertens Institute
The Meertens Institute (Dutch ''Meertens Instituut'') in Amsterdam is a research institute for Dutch language and culture within the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (''Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen'' or KNAW).
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database of given names in the Netherlands. People with the name include:
*Sem Benelli
Sem Benelli (August 10, 1877 – December 18, 1949) was an Italian playwright, essayist and librettist. He provided the texts for several noted Italian operas, including Italo Montemezzi's '' L'amore dei tre re'' and '' L'incantesimo'', and U ...
(1877–1949), Italian playwright, essayist and librettist
* Sem Braan (born 1979), Dutch kickboxer
* Sem De Ranieri (1888–1979), Italian sports shooter
*Sem Dresden
Samuel "Sem" Dresden (April 20, 1881 in Amsterdam – July 30, 1957 at The Hague) was a Dutch conductor, composer, and teacher.
Life
Dresden was born into a Jewish diamond-broking family and initially studied musical theory with Fred Roeske and c ...
(1881–1957), Dutch conductor, composer, and teacher
* (1914–2002), Dutch literary critic, Romance linguist and essayist
* (1912–1995), Dutch engraver and graphic designer
* Sem Moema, British politician
*Sem Robberse
Below is a partial list of Minor League Baseball players in the Toronto Blue Jays and rosters of their minor league affiliates.
Players Addison Barger
Addison Barger (born November 12, 1999) is an American professional baseball infielder in th ...
(born 2001), Dutch baseball player
*Sem Sæland
Sem Sæland (17 April 1874 – 25 April 1940) was a Norwegian physicist. He was a physics Professor at the Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH) from 1910, and at the University of Oslo from 1922. He served as rector of the University of Os ...
(1874–1940), Norwegian physicist
*Sem Schilt
Sem "Semmy" Schilt (; born 27 October 1973) is a Dutch former kickboxer, Ashihara karateka and mixed martial artist. He stands 212 cm and weighs 171 kg. He is a four-time K-1 World Grand Prix Champion and one-time Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam ...
(born 1973), Dutch kickboxer
* Sem Shilimela (born 1991), Namibian wrestler
* Sem Vermeersch (born 1968), Belgian Koreanist
*Sem de Wit
Sem de Wit (born 30 March 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for DVS '33.
Career
Netherlands
After playing for various youth teams in the Netherlands, de Wit made his debut for Almere City FC on 14 Septembe ...
(born 1995), Dutch footballer
See also
*Sem (artist)
Georges Goursat ( – ), known as Sem, was a French caricaturist famous during the ''Belle Époque''.
Life and works
Youth (1863–1900)
Georges Goursat was born and raised in an upper-middle-class family from Périgueux. The wealth inherited ...
, pseudonym of French caricaturist Georges Goursat (1863–1934)
* Sem (disambiguation)
References
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Dutch masculine given names