Sem (given name)

Sem is a masculine given name. The Dutch name is the Biblical Shem (son of Noah) and perhaps sometimes a variant of the West Frisian name Sjamme. [https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Sem Sem] at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands. People with the name include:

• Sem Benelli (1877–1949), Italian playwright, essayist and librettist
• Sem Braan (born 1979), Dutch kickboxer
• Sem De Ranieri (1888–1979), Italian sports shooter
• Sem Dresden (1881–1957), Dutch conductor, composer, and teacher
• {{illm|Sem Dresden (writer)|de|Samuel Dresden|fr|Sem Dresden|nl|Sem Dresden (schrijver)}} (1914–2002), Dutch literary critic, Romance linguist and essayist
• {{illm|Sem Hartz|fr||nl|}} (1912–1995), Dutch engraver and graphic designer
• Sem Moema, British politician
• Sem Robberse (born 2001), Dutch baseball player
• Sem Sæland (1874–1940), Norwegian physicist
• Sem Schilt (born 1973), Dutch kickboxer
• Sem Shilimela (born 1991), Namibian wrestler
• Sem Vermeersch (born 1968), Belgian Koreanist
• Sem de Wit (born 1995), Dutch footballer