Samuel en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsæmjuːəl/
Etymology
From Latin Samuēl, from Ancient Greek Σαμουήλ (Samouḗl), from Biblical Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל (šəmûʾēl, literally “'God has set' or 'God has placed'”). Taken to mean a contraction of popular folk etymology שְׁאִלְתִּיו מֵאֵל (“I have asked/borrowed him from God”) (Modern: Šəʾīltīv mēʾĒl, Tiberian: Šĭʾīltīw mēʾĒl) by way of שָׁאוּל מֵאֵל (“asked/borrowed from God”) from 1 Samuel 1:20.
Meanings
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A male given name from Hebrew.
Samuel Storch, 55, lived in Miami and commuted by air to New York to operate two metalcraft factories with other members of his family.
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 Dec 2025: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!
1914, Jack London, The Strength of the Strong/Samuel: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.”’
1836 March – 1837 October, Charles Dickens, “Chapter 34”, in The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1837, →OCLC:
- One of two books of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
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The primary author and central character of the first book of Samuel.
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.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Samuel 1:20:
- A surname.
Deriveds
Samuelson (pet forms) · Sammy (pet forms) · Sam (pet forms) · Samantha · Sammie (pet forms)
Synonyms
Translations (234)
io Samuel (one of two books of the Bible) · nap Samuele (male given name) · es Samu (male given name) · sm Samuelu (male given name) · ga Samúéil (male given name) · se Sámmol (male given name) · ka სამუელი (biblical person) · sco Samuel (male given name) · cs Samuel (one of two books of the Bible) · hu Sámuel (male given name) · nb Samuel (biblical person) · is Samúel (biblical person) · es Samuel (one of two books of the Bible) · zea Samuel (one of two books of the Bible) · sl Samuel (male given name) · et Saamuel (one of two books of the Bible) · fy Samuël (biblical person) · cdo 撒母耳記 /撒母耳记 (one of two books of the Bible) · mi Hāmuera (biblical person) · nl Samuel (biblical person) · pt Samuel (one of two books of the Bible) · cy Samuel (male given name) · ka სამუელი (one of two books of the Bible) · ar سَمَوْأَل (male given name) · xag 𐕚𐔰𐕌𐕒𐔴𐔾 (biblical person) · nb Samuel (one of two books of the Bible) · mwl Samuel (biblical person) · uk Ізмаїл (male given name) · li Samuel (male given name) · ga Samúéil (biblical person) · se Sámmol (biblical person) · cdo 撒母耳 (biblical person) · io Samuel (male given name) · he שְׁמוּאֵל (male given name) · sco Samuel (biblical person) · nb Samuel (male given name) · af Samuel (one of two books of the Bible) · pl Samuel (biblical person) · nl Samuel (one of two books of the Bible) · hy Սամուէլ (biblical person) · ru Самуи́л (male given name) · caq Samuĕl (biblical person) · haw Kamuela (male given name) · cmn 撒母耳記 /撒母耳记 (one of two books of the Bible) · mk Самуил (one of two books of the Bible) · co Samuellu (biblical person) · la Samūēl (one of two books of the Bible) · caq Samuĕl (male given name) · ko 사무엘 (male given name) · fa سموئیل (biblical person) · ar صَامُوئِيل (male given name) · it Samuele (one of two books of the Bible) · hi शमूएल (biblical person) · fro Samoël (male given name) · fy Samuël (one of two books of the Bible) · mk Самуил (male given name) · br Shmouel (male given name) · eu Samuel (male given name) · gv Samuel (biblical person) · te సమూయేలు (male given name) · haw Samuela (one of two books of the Bible) · sk Samuel (male given name) · es Samuel (biblical person) · fr Samuel (male given name) · uk Самійло (biblical person) · he שְׁמוּאֵל (biblical person) · fi Samuel (biblical person) · lv Samuēl (one of two books of the Bible) · sv Samuel (male given name) · mt Il-Kotba ta’ Samwel (one of two books of the Bible) · haw Samuʻela (one of two books of the Bible) · nl Samuel (male given name) · mk Самуил (biblical person) · eu Samuel (biblical person) · lv Samuēl (male given name) · fro Samoel (biblical person) · war Samuel (one of two books of the Bible) · la Samūēl (biblical person) · swb Samueli (biblical person) · cmn 塞繆爾 /塞缪尔 (male given name) · cdo 撒母耳 (male given name) · kk Самуил (biblical person) · nap Samuele (one of two books of the Bible) · grc Σαμουήλ (biblical person) · br Shmouel (biblical person) · zea Samuel (biblical person) · sl Samuelova knjiga (one of two books of the Bible) · ru Самуи́л (biblical person) · sl Samuel (biblical person) · tl Samuel (biblical person) · ceb Samuel (male given name) · yi שמואל (male given name) · fr Samuel (one of two books of the Bible) · eu Samuel (one of two books of the Bible) · ja サムエル記 (one of two books of the Bible) · is Samúel (male given name) · ky Самуил (male given name) · sco Samuel (one of two books of the Bible) · sw Samweli (biblical person) · sk Samuel (biblical person) · fi Samuli (male given name) · da Samuel (biblical person) · hy Սամվել (biblical person) · cmn 撒母耳 (biblical person) · lv Samuēl (biblical person) · co Samuellu (one of two books of the Bible) · la Samūēlis (one of two books of the Bible) · pt Samuel (biblical person) · fy Samuël (male given name) · ne शमूएल (male given name) · ar صَمُوئِيل (biblical person) · pl Samuel (male given name) · fi Samuel (male given name) · lt Samuelis (male given name) · la Samūēl (male given name) · gv Samuel (one of two books of the Bible) · sw Samweli (male given name) · da Samuel (male given name) · lt Samuelis (biblical person) · fr Samuel (biblical person) · mnc ᠰᠠᠮᡠᡳᠯ (biblical person) · ceb Samuel (biblical person) · war Samuel (biblical person) · kl Saamu (one of two books of the Bible) · uk Шмуель (biblical person) · el Σαμουήλ (one of two books of the Bible) · sw Samweli (one of two books of the Bible) · yo Samueli (male given name) · sv Samuel (biblical person) · ast Samuel (one of two books of the Bible) · uk Самійло (male given name) · fi Samuelin kirja (one of two books of the Bible) · de Samuel (biblical person) · mt Samwel (male given name) · mwl Samuel (one of two books of the Bible) · kl Saamu (biblical person) · hi सैम्यूअल (male given name) · gd Samuel (biblical person) · hy Սամվել (one of two books of the Bible) · hy Սամուէլ (male given name) · is Samúel (one of two books of the Bible) · nn Samuel (male given name) · grc Σαμουήλ (male given name) · pa ਸਮੂਏਲ (male given name) · it Samuele (male given name) · da Samuel (one of two books of the Bible) · tl Samuel (one of two books of the Bible) · ja サムエル (biblical person) · ka სამუელი (male given name) · ro Samuel (male given name) · haw Samuʻela (biblical person) · cy Samuel (one of two books of the Bible) · hu Sámuel (one of two books of the Bible) · gd Samuel (male given name) · ko 사무엘 (biblical person) · tr Şamil (male given name) · nn Samuel (one of two books of the Bible) · sk Samuel (one of two books of the Bible) · lt Samuelio knyga (one of two books of the Bible) · es Samuel (male given name) · gd Samuel (one of two books of the Bible) · war Samuel (male given name) · mi Hāmuera (one of two books of the Bible) · et Saamuel (male given name) · oc Samuèl (male given name) · nl Samuël (biblical person) · hy Սամվել (male given name) · ar صَمُوئِيل (one of two books of the Bible) · fro Samuel (biblical person) · nn Samuel (biblical person) · ga Samúéil (one of two books of the Bible) · fo Sámal (one of two books of the Bible) · haw Samuela (biblical person) · pt Samuel (male given name) · pa ਸਮੂਏਲ (one of two books of the Bible) · co Samuellu (male given name) · io Samuel (biblical person) · tl Samuel (male given name) · mn Самуел (male given name) · li Samuel (one of two books of the Bible) · he שְׁמוּאֵל (one of two books of the Bible) · yi שמואל (biblical person) · it Samuele (biblical person) · de Samuel (male given name) · lvk Samuel (one of two books of the Bible) · li Samuel (biblical person) · mt Samwel (biblical person) · cy Samuel (biblical person) · kk Самуил (male given name) · my ဓမ္မရာဇဝင်ပဋ္ဌမစောင် (one of two books of the Bible) · ceb Samuel (one of two books of the Bible) · hu Sámuel (biblical person) · zea Samuel (male given name) · ca Samuel (male given name) · caq Samuĕl (one of two books of the Bible) · grc Σαμουήλ (one of two books of the Bible) · af Samuel (male given name) · af Samuel (biblical person) · ja サミュエル (male given name) · my ဓမ္မရာဇဝင်ဒုတိယစောင် (one of two books of the Bible) · gv Samuel (male given name) · ro Samuel (one of two books of the Bible) · ro Samuel (biblical person) · sv Samuel (one of two books of the Bible) · th ซามูเอล (male given name) · mi Hāmuera (male given name) · ja サムエル (male given name) · kl Saamu (male given name) · uk Самуїл (biblical person) · mi Hāmiora (male given name) · hi शमूएल (one of two books of the Bible) · la Samūēlis (male given name) · la Samūēlis (biblical person) · et Saamuel (biblical person) · haw Samuela (male given name) · ta சாமுவேல் (male given name) · mwl Samuel (male given name) · ml ശമുവേൽ (male given name) · bn সামুয়েল (one of two books of the Bible) · el Σαμουήλ (biblical person) · pl Księga Samuela (one of two books of the Bible) · fo Sámal (male given name) · cs Samuel (male given name) · cs Samuel (biblical person) · fa ساموئل (male given name) · lvk Samuel (biblical person) · el Σαμουήλ (male given name) · nap Samuele (biblical person) · lvk Samuel (male given name) · fo Sámal (biblical person) · ar شَمْوِيل (biblical person) · ru Самойло (male given name) · br Shmouel (one of two books of the Bible) · mr शमुवेल (male given name)