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. 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
 * (1914–2002), Dutch literary critic, Romance linguist and essayist
 * (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