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Old Jun 14th, 2003, 05:01 PM       
Sam is the short form of Samuel. Samuel is from the Biblical name Shemu'el, which means either "Name of God" or "God has heard".

Clayton comes from an Old English surname which was originally from a place name meaning "clay settlement."
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