Samuel

See also: Sámuel, Samúel, Samuēl, and Samuël

English

Etymology

From Latin Samuēl, from Ancient Greek Σαμουήλ (Samouḗl), from Biblical Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל (šəmûʾēl, literally “name of God”) . It is also taken to mean "heard by God" or "asked of God."

According to 1 Samuel 1:20, the Biblical judge and prophet was given this name due to its similarity to a Hebrew word that means "heard by God."

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsæmjuːəl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: Sam‧u‧el

Proper noun

Samuel

Books of Samuel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Samuel on Wikisource.Wikisource Wiktionary has an Appendix listing books of the Bible

1. A male given name from Hebrew.
   • 1836 March – 1837 October, Charles Dickens, “Chapter 34”, in The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1837, →OCLC:

     It was quite unnecessary to call Samuel Weller; for Samuel Weller stepped briskly into the box the instant his name was pronounced; and placing his hat on the floor, and his arms on the rail, took a bird’s–eye view of the Bar, and a comprehensive survey of the Bench, with a remarkably cheerful and lively aspect. ‘What’s your name, sir?’ inquired the judge. / ‘Sam Weller, my Lord,’ replied that gentleman. / ‘Do you spell it with a “V” or a “W”?’ inquired the judge. / ‘That depends upon the taste and fancy of the speller, my Lord,’ replied Sam; ‘I never had occasion to spell it more than once or twice in my life, but I spells it with a “V.” ’ / Here a voice in the gallery exclaimed aloud, ‘Quite right too, Samivel, quite right. Put it down a “we,” my Lord, put it down a “we.”’

   • 1914, Jack London, The Strength of the Strong/Samuel:

     I went down the dark road between the hawthorn hedges puzzling over the why of like, repeating SAMUEL to myself and aloud and listening to the rolling wonder in its sound that had charmed her soul and led her life in tragic places. SAMUEL! There was a rolling wonder in the sound. Aye, there was!

   • 1947 June 1, “24 FROM THIS AREA IN MARYLAND DEAD; Union City Woman Was Flying to Funeral -- North Bergen Couple on First Air Trip”, in The New York Times‎, archived from the original on 25 December 2025:

     Samuel Storch, 55, lived in Miami and commuted by air to New York to operate two metalcraft factories with other members of his family.

3. One of two books of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.

   Synonym: (abbreviation) Sam.

5. (biblical) The primary author and central character of the first book of Samuel.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Samuel 1:20:

     Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.

6. A surname.

Derived terms

• (pet forms): Sam, Sammie, Sammy
• Samantha (this etymology is speculative)

Translations

male given name

Afrikaans: Samuel (af) Arabic: سَمَوْأَل (samawʔal), صَامُوئِيل (ṣāmūʔīl) Armenian: Սամվել (hy) (Samvel), Սամուէլ (Samuēl) Basque: Samuel (eu) Breton: Shmouel (br) m Car Nicobarese: Samuĕl Catalan: Samuel m Cebuano: Samuel Chinese: Eastern Min: 撒母耳 (Sák-mū-ngī) Mandarin: 塞繆爾 / 塞缪尔 (Sàimiù'ěr) Corsican: Samuellu (co) m Czech: Samuel (cs) m Danish: Samuel (da) c Dutch: Samuel (nl) m Estonian: Saamuel (et) Faroese: Sámal (fo) m Finnish: Samuel (fi), Samuli (fi) French: Samuel (fr) m Old French: Samoël Georgian: სამუელი sg (samueli) German: Samuel (de) m Greek: Σαμουήλ (el) (Samouíl) Ancient: Σαμουήλ m (Samouḗl) Greenlandic: Saamu (kl) Hawaiian: Kamuela, Samuela Hebrew: שְׁמוּאֵל (he) (shmuel) Hindi: सैम्यूअल (saimyūal) Hungarian: Sámuel (hu) Icelandic: Samúel (is) m Ido: Samuel (io) Irish: Samúéil (ga) m Italian: Samuele (it) m Japanese: サミュエル (Samyueru), サムエル (Samueru) Korean: 사무엘 (Samuel) Kyrgyz: Самуил (Samuil) Latin: Samūēl m, Samūēlis (la) m Latvian: Samuēl (lv) m Lavukaleve: Samuel Limburgish: Samuel Lithuanian: Samuelis m Macedonian: Самуил (mk) m (Samuil) Malayalam: ശമുവേൽ (śamuvēl) Maltese: Samwel Manx: Samuel (gv) m Maori: Hāmuera (mi), Hāmiora Marathi: शमुवेल (śamuvel) Mirandese: Samuel Mongolian: Самуел (Samujel) Neapolitan: Samuele Nepali: शमूएल (śamūel) Northern Sami: Sámmol Norwegian: Bokmål: Samuel (no) m Nynorsk: Samuel m Occitan: Samuèl m Persian: ساموئل (sâmu'el) Polish: Samuel (pl) m Portuguese: Samuel (pt) m Punjabi: ਸਮੂਏਲ (samūēla) Romanian: Samuel (ro) m Russian: Самуи́л (ru) m (Samuíl), Самойло (ru) m (Samojlo) Samoan: Samuelu Scots: Samuel Scottish Gaelic: Samuel (gd) m Slovak: Samuel m Slovene: Samuel m Spanish: Samuel (es), Samu Swahili: Samweli (sw) Swedish: Samuel (sv) Tagalog: Samuel (tl) m Tamil: சாமுவேல் (cāmuvēl) Telugu: సమూయేలు (samūyēlu) Thai: ซามูเอล Turkish: Şamil (tr) Ukrainian: Самійло (uk) m (Samijlo), Ізмаїл (uk) m (Izmajil) Waray-Waray: Samuel Welsh: Samuel (cy) m West Frisian: Samuël n Yiddish: שמואל (shmuel) Yoruba: Samueli Zealandic: Samuel

one of two books of the Bible

Afrikaans: Samuel (af) Arabic: صَمُوئِيل m (ṣamūʔīl) Armenian: Սամվել (hy) (Samvel) Asturian: Samuel (ast) Basque: Samuel (eu) Bengali: সামুয়েল (śamuẏel) Breton: Shmouel (br) m Burmese: ဓမ္မရာဇဝင်​‌ပဋ္ဌမစောင် (dhamma.raja.wang​‌pathta.ma.caung), ဓမ္မရာဇဝင်​‌ဒုတိယစောင် (dhamma.raja.wang​‌du.ti.ya.caung) Car Nicobarese: Samuĕl Cebuano: Samuel Chinese: Eastern Min: 撒母耳記 / 撒母耳记 (Sák-mū-ngī-gé) Mandarin: 撒母耳記 / 撒母耳记 (zh) (Sāmǔ'ěrjì) Corsican: Samuellu (co) Czech: Samuel (cs) Danish: Samuel (da) c Dutch: Samuel (nl) m Estonian: Saamuel (et) Faroese: Sámal (fo) m Finnish: Samuelin kirja French: Samuel (fr) m Georgian: სამუელი sg (samueli) German: Samuel (de) m (cf. Erstes Buch Samuel, 1. Buch Samuel, 1. Sam.; Zweites Buch Samuel, 2. Buch Samuel, 2. Sam.) Greek: Σαμουήλ (el) m (Samouíl) Ancient: Σαμουήλ m (Samouḗl) Greenlandic: Saamu (kl) Hawaiian: Samuela, Samuʻela Hebrew: שְׁמוּאֵל (he) (shmuel) Hungarian: Sámuel (hu) Icelandic: Samúel (is) m Ido: Samuel (io) Irish: Samúéil (ga) m Italian: Samuele (it) Japanese: サムエル記 (Samueru-ki) Latin: Samūēl m, Samūēlis (la) m Latvian: Samuēl (lv) m Lavukaleve: Samuel Limburgish: Samuel Lithuanian: Samuelio knyga (lt) f Macedonian: Самуил (mk) m (Samuil) Maltese: Il-Kotba ta’ Samwel (mt) Manx: Samuel (gv) m Maori: Hāmuera (mi) Mirandese: Samuel Neapolitan: Samuele Norwegian: Bokmål: Samuel (no) m Nynorsk: Samuel m Polish: Księga Samuela f Portuguese: Samuel (pt) m Punjabi: ਸਮੂਏਲ (samūēla) Romanian: Samuel (ro) m Scots: Samuel Scottish Gaelic: Samuel (gd) Slovak: Samuel m Slovene: Samuelova knjiga (sl) Spanish: Samuel (es) m Swahili: Samweli (sw) Swedish: Samuel (sv) c Tagalog: Samuel (tl) m Waray-Waray: Samuel Welsh: Samuel (cy) m West Frisian: Samuël n Zealandic: Samuel

biblical person

Afrikaans: Samuel (af) Aghwan: 𐕚𐔰𐕌𐕒𐔴𐔾 (samoel) Arabic: صَمُوئِيل (ṣamūʔīl), شَمْوِيل (šamwīl) Armenian: Սամուէլ (Samuēl), Սամվել (hy) (Samvel) Basque: Samuel (eu) Breton: Shmouel (br) m Car Nicobarese: Samuĕl Cebuano: Samuel Chinese: Eastern Min: 撒母耳 (Sák-mū-ngī) Mandarin: 撒母耳 (Sāmǔ'ěr) Corsican: Samuellu (co) m Czech: Samuel (cs) m Danish: Samuel (da) c Dutch: Samuel (nl) m, Samuël (nl) m Estonian: Saamuel (et) Faroese: Sámal (fo) m Finnish: Samuel (fi) French: Samuel (fr) m Old French: Samuel m, Samoel m Georgian: სამუელი sg (samueli) German: Samuel (de) m Greek: Σαμουήλ (el) m (Samouíl) Ancient: Σαμουήλ m (Samouḗl) Greenlandic: Saamu (kl) Hawaiian: Samuela, Samuʻela Hebrew: שְׁמוּאֵל (he) (shmuel) Hungarian: Sámuel (hu) Icelandic: Samúel (is) m Ido: Samuel (io) Irish: Samúéil (ga) m Italian: Samuele (it) m Japanese: サムエル (Samueru) Kazakh: Самуил (Samuil) Korean: 사무엘 (Samuel) Latin: Samūēl m, Samūēlis (la) m Latvian: Samuēl (lv) m Lavukaleve: Samuel Limburgish: Samuel Lithuanian: Samuelis m Macedonian: Самуил (mk) m (Samuil) Maltese: Samwel m Manchu: ᠰᠠᠮᡠᡳᠯ (samuil) Manx: Samuel (gv) m Maore Comorian: Samueli Maori: Hāmuera (mi) Mirandese: Samuel Neapolitan: Samuele Northern Sami: Sámmol Norwegian: Bokmål: Samuel (no) m Nynorsk: Samuel m Persian: سموئیل (samu'il) Polish: Samuel (pl) m Portuguese: Samuel (pt) m Romanian: Samuel (ro) m Russian: Самуи́л (ru) m (Samuíl) Scots: Samuel Scottish Gaelic: Samuel (gd) m Slovak: Samuel m Slovene: Samuel m Spanish: Samuel (es) m Swahili: Samweli (sw) Swedish: Samuel (sv) c Tagalog: Samuel (tl) m Ukrainian: Самійло (uk) m (Samijlo), Самуїл m (Samujil), Шмуель m (Šmuelʹ) Waray-Waray: Samuel Welsh: Samuel (cy) m West Frisian: Samuël n Yiddish: שמואל (shmuel) Zealandic: Samuel

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Samuel is the 1558th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 23,125 individuals. Samuel is most common among White (23.0%) and Black/African American (53.0%) individuals.

External links

• Etymology, origin, and meaning of the name Samuel

Anagrams

• Alemus, Muelas, amelus, museal, salume, ulemas

Catalan

Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:

Samuel

Wikipedia ^ca

Proper noun

Samuel m

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel
2. (religion) Samuel

Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

Samuel

Wikipedia ^cs

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsamuɛl]

Proper noun

Samuel m anim (relational adjective Samuelův)

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel

Declension

Declension of Samuel (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Samuel	Samuelové
genitive	Samuela	Samuelů
dative	Samuelovi, Samuelu	Samuelům
accusative	Samuela	Samuely
vocative	Samueli, Samuele	Samuelové
locative	Samuelovi, Samuelu	Samuelech
instrumental	Samuelem	Samuely

Danish

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:

Samuel

Wikipedia ^da

Proper noun

Samuel c

1. (biblical) Samuel
2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:

Samuel

Wikipedia ^nl

Alternative forms

• Samuël

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Samuel m

1. (biblical) Samuel (a Biblical figure; one of two books of the Bible)
2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel

Finnish

Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:

Samuel

Wikipedia ^fi

Etymology

From Latin Samūēl, from Ancient Greek Σαμουήλ (Samouḗl), from Biblical Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל (šəmûʾēl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑmuel/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝mue̞l]
• Rhymes: -ɑmuel
• Syllabification^(key): Sa‧mu‧el
• Hyphenation^(key): Sa‧mu‧el

Proper noun

Samuel

1. (biblical) Samuel
2. a male given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel

Declension

Inflection of Samuel (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Samuel	Samuelit
genitive		Samuelin	Samuelien
partitive		Samuelia	Samueleja
illative		Samueliin	Samueleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Samuel	Samuelit
accusative	nom.	Samuel	Samuelit
	gen.	Samuelin
genitive		Samuelin	Samuelien
partitive		Samuelia	Samueleja
inessive		Samuelissa	Samueleissa
elative		Samuelista	Samueleista
illative		Samueliin	Samueleihin
adessive		Samuelilla	Samueleilla
ablative		Samuelilta	Samueleilta
allative		Samuelille	Samueleille
essive		Samuelina	Samueleina
translative		Samueliksi	Samueleiksi
abessive		Samuelitta	Samueleitta
instructive		—	Samuelein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Samuel (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Samuelini Samuelini accusative nom. Samuelini Samuelini gen. Samuelini genitive Samuelini Samuelieni partitive Samueliani Samuelejani inessive Samuelissani Samueleissani elative Samuelistani Samueleistani illative Samueliini Samueleihini adessive Samuelillani Samueleillani ablative Samueliltani Samueleiltani allative Samuelilleni Samueleilleni essive Samuelinani Samueleinani translative Samuelikseni Samueleikseni abessive Samuelittani Samueleittani instructive — — comitative — Samueleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Samuelisi Samuelisi accusative nom. Samuelisi Samuelisi gen. Samuelisi genitive Samuelisi Samueliesi partitive Samueliasi Samuelejasi inessive Samuelissasi Samueleissasi elative Samuelistasi Samueleistasi illative Samueliisi Samueleihisi adessive Samuelillasi Samueleillasi ablative Samueliltasi Samueleiltasi allative Samuelillesi Samueleillesi essive Samuelinasi Samueleinasi translative Samueliksesi Samueleiksesi abessive Samuelittasi Samueleittasi instructive — — comitative — Samueleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Samuelimme Samuelimme accusative nom. Samuelimme Samuelimme gen. Samuelimme genitive Samuelimme Samueliemme partitive Samueliamme Samuelejamme inessive Samuelissamme Samueleissamme elative Samuelistamme Samueleistamme illative Samueliimme Samueleihimme adessive Samuelillamme Samueleillamme ablative Samueliltamme Samueleiltamme allative Samuelillemme Samueleillemme essive Samuelinamme Samueleinamme translative Samueliksemme Samueleiksemme abessive Samuelittamme Samueleittamme instructive — — comitative — Samueleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Samuelinne Samuelinne accusative nom. Samuelinne Samuelinne gen. Samuelinne genitive Samuelinne Samuelienne partitive Samuelianne Samuelejanne inessive Samuelissanne Samueleissanne elative Samuelistanne Samueleistanne illative Samueliinne Samueleihinne adessive Samuelillanne Samueleillanne ablative Samueliltanne Samueleiltanne allative Samuelillenne Samueleillenne essive Samuelinanne Samueleinanne translative Samueliksenne Samueleiksenne abessive Samuelittanne Samueleittanne instructive — — comitative — Samueleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Samuelinsa Samuelinsa accusative nom. Samuelinsa Samuelinsa gen. Samuelinsa genitive Samuelinsa Samueliensa partitive Samueliaan Samueliansa Samuelejaan Samuelejansa inessive Samuelissaan Samuelissansa Samueleissaan Samueleissansa elative Samuelistaan Samuelistansa Samueleistaan Samueleistansa illative Samueliinsa Samueleihinsa adessive Samuelillaan Samuelillansa Samueleillaan Samueleillansa ablative Samueliltaan Samueliltansa Samueleiltaan Samueleiltansa allative Samuelilleen Samuelillensa Samueleilleen Samueleillensa essive Samuelinaan Samuelinansa Samueleinaan Samueleinansa translative Samuelikseen Samueliksensa Samueleikseen Samueleiksensa abessive Samuelittaan Samuelittansa Samueleittaan Samueleittansa instructive — — comitative — Samueleineen Samueleinensa

Related terms

• (given names): Sami, Samu, Samuli
• (surnames): Moilanen

Statistics

• Samuel is the 107^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 6,081 male individuals (and as a middle name to 15,468 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs to 16 female individuals (and as a middle name to 14 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:

Samuel

Wikipedia ^fr

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.mɥɛl/
• Rhymes: -ɥɛl

Proper noun

Samuel m

1. (biblical) Samuel
2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel

Anagrams

• émulas, muséal, musela

German

German Wikipedia has an article on:

Samuel

Wikipedia ^de

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Samuel m

1. (biblical) Samuel
2. a male given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel

Related terms

• Sämi in eastern Switzerland

Latin

Latin Wikipedia has an article on:

Samuel

Wikipedia ^la

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σαμουήλ (Samouḗl), from Biblical Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל (šəmūʾḗl).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈsa.mu.eːɫ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈsaː.mu.el]

Proper noun

Samuēl m sg (genitive Samuēl or Samuēlis); indeclinable, variously declined, third declension

1. Samuel

Declension

Indeclinable noun or third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Samuēl
genitive	Samuēl Samuēlis
dative	Samuēl Samuēlī
accusative	Samuēl Samuēlem
ablative	Samuēl Samuēle
vocative	Samuēl

Descendants

• Italian: Samuele

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:

Samuel

Wikipedia ^nb

Proper noun

Samuel m

1. (biblical) Samuel
2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

Samuel

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Proper noun

Samuel m

1. (biblical) Samuel
2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

Samuel

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Samuel, from Ancient Greek Σαμουήλ (Samouḗl), from Biblical Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל (šəmūʾḗl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈmu.ɛl/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uɛl
• Syllabification: Sa‧mu‧el

Proper noun

Samuel m pers

1. (biblical) Samuel (Biblical character)
2. a male given name, equivalent to English Samuel

Declension

Declension of Samuel

	singular	plural
nominative	Samuel	Samuelowie
genitive	Samuela	Samuelów
dative	Samuelowi	Samuelom
accusative	Samuela	Samuelów
instrumental	Samuelem	Samuelami
locative	Samuelu	Samuelach
vocative	Samuelu	Samuelowie

Further reading

• Samuel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.muˈɛw/ [sa.mʊˈɛʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /saˈmwɛw/ [saˈmwɛʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈmwɛl/ [sɐˈmwɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈmwɛl/ [sɐˈmwɛɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈmwɛ.li/

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw
• Hyphenation: Sa‧mu‧el

Proper noun

Samuel m (plural Samuéis)

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel
2. (biblical) Samuel (one of two books of the Bible)
3. (biblical) Samuel (a leader of ancient Israel)

Slovak

Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:

Samuel

Wikipedia ^sk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsamuel]

Proper noun

Samuel m pers (diminutive Samo or Samko)

1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel
2. a surname
3. (biblical) Samuel (one of two books of the Bible)
4. (biblical) Samuel (a leader of ancient Israel)

Declension

Declension of Samuel
(pattern chlap)

	singular	plural
nominative	Samuel	Samuelovia
genitive	Samuela	Samuelov
dative	Samuelovi	Samuelom
accusative	Samuela	Samuelov
locative	Samuelovi	Samueloch
instrumental	Samuelom	Samuelmi

Further reading

• “Samuel”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:

Samuel

Wikipedia ^es

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈmwel/ [saˈmwel]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: Sa‧muel

Proper noun

Samuel m

1. (biblical) Samuel
2. a male given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel

Related terms

• Samanta
• Samu

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

Samuel

Wikipedia ^sv

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Samuel c (genitive Samuels)

1. (biblical) Samuel
2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel

Derived terms

(patronyms): Samuelsdotter (“Samuel’s daughter, daughter of Samuel”), Samuelsson (“Samuel’s son, son of Samuel”)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Samuel.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /samˈwel/ [sɐmˈwɛl]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: Sam‧uel

Proper noun

Samuél (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜏᜒᜎ᜔)

1. (biblical) Samuel
2. a male given name from Spanish

Welsh

Etymology

From Late Latin Samuēl, from Ancient Greek Σαμουήλ (Samouḗl), from Biblical Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל (šəmûʾēl, literally “name of God”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Samuel m (not mutable)

1. (biblical) Samuel
2. a male given name, equivalent to English Samuel

Derived terms

• 1 Samuel
• 2 Samuel