Samuel Meaning
What does Samuel mean?
The meaning of Samuel is "name of G-d, G-d has heard".
Samuel is generally used as a boy's name.
It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables and is pronounced Sam-u-el.
The Given Name Samuel
The name derives from the Hebrew elements shem meaning "name" or shema meaning "hear, heard" and el meaning "G-d".
In Scotland the name is used as a anglicized form of the Gaelic name Somhairle.
In the Bible, Samuel's narrative is told in the Book of Samuel. He was one of the last Judges and an early prophet. He anoited Saul and David, the first two kings of Israel.
Samuel falls into the name categories biblical, classic, easy nickname.
Some famous bearers of this name include: Samuel Aba, and Samuel Baker.
Samuel Popularity
In contrast, the year before it ranked 21 in baby name popularity for boys with 10,395 occurrences. It ranked 7,361 in baby name popularity for girls with 16 occurrences.
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Samuel Related Names
Variants of the name Samuel include Sammuel, Samoel, Samual, Samule, Shealtiel.
The names Samantha, Sami, Samoyla, Samuela, Samuele, Samuil, Samuka, Samuli, Sawyl, Schmuel, Shemuel, Shmuel are all forms of Samuel.
Samuel has the diminutives (nicknames) Sam, Sammey, Sammi, Sammie, Sammy, Sammye.
Famous Samuels
- Samuel ~ Biblical Character (1 Chr. 7:2, 1 Sam. 1:20)
- Samuel Aba ~ Hungarian King (1041-1044)
- Samuel Baker ~ Explorer
- Samuel Barber ~ Musician
- Samuel Beckett ~ Nobel Prize for Literature 1969, Writer
- Samuel C. C. Ting ~ Nobel Prize for Physics 1976
- Samuel Colt ~ Scientist, Business Mogul
- Samuel de Champlain ~ Explorer
- Samuel Eto'o ~ Soccer Player
- Samuel Honrubia ~ Handball Player
- Samuel Insull ~ Business Mogul
- Samuel L. Jackson ~ Actor
- Samuel Morse ~ Scientist
- Samuel of Edessa ~ Saint
- Samuel Pepys ~ Writer
- Samuel Sachs ~ Business Mogul
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge ~ Writer
- Samuel Warren Carey ~ Scientist
- Samuel Whiskers ~ The Tale of Samuel Whiskers character
- Samuel Witwer ~ Actor
Samuel Numerology
Destiny Number, Life Path Number, Soul Urge and Personality Number. These Numerological numbers may tell your child's story. Take a look at the Numerology Of Samuel.
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Samuel Name Fun
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