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Help[Facts] Re: Samantha
in reply to a message by Kirke
That's a form I didn't check, looks promising. Could some of the other names from Suckling's play have a similar source? They are Aglaura, Thersames, Orbella, Ariaspes, Ziriff and Zorannes. And Semanthe and Iolas, but I recognize Iolas. They are supposed to be Persian I think.
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Ariaspes is an ancient Persian name (presumably Hellenized):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariaspes
https://www.behindthename.com/name/ariaspes/submitted
Thersames might have got its ending from the name Arsames:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsames_(disambiguation)
https://www.behindthename.com/name/arsames/submitted
By the way, I've found this website, according to which the name Thersames is actually spelled Thersamnes:
https://cord.ung.edu/suck1agl.html
The name Ariaramnes has the same ending:
https://www.behindthename.com/name/ariaramnes/submitted
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariaramnes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariaspes
https://www.behindthename.com/name/ariaspes/submitted
Thersames might have got its ending from the name Arsames:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsames_(disambiguation)
https://www.behindthename.com/name/arsames/submitted
By the way, I've found this website, according to which the name Thersames is actually spelled Thersamnes:
https://cord.ung.edu/suck1agl.html
The name Ariaramnes has the same ending:
https://www.behindthename.com/name/ariaramnes/submitted
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariaramnes
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