Samuel

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsæmjuːəl/ Hyphenation: Sam‧u‧el === Proper noun === Samuel A male given name from Hebrew. One of two books of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh. Synonym: (abbreviation) Sam. (biblical) The primary author and central character of the first book of Samuel. A surname. ==== Derived terms ==== (pet forms): Sam, Sammie, Sammy, Samuelson Samantha (this etymology is speculative) ==== Translations ==== ==== 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. === References === === Anagrams === Alemus, Muelas, amelus, museal, salume, ulemas == Catalan == === Proper noun === Samuel m a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel (religion) Samuel == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈsamuɛl] === Proper noun === Samuel m anim (relational adjective Samuelův) a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel ==== Declension ==== == Danish == === Proper noun === Samuel c (biblical) Samuel a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel == Dutch == === Alternative forms === Samuël === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Samuel m (biblical) Samuel (a Biblical figure; one of two books of the Bible) a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel == Finnish == === Etymology === From Latin Samūēl, from Ancient Greek Σαμουήλ (Samouḗl), from Biblical Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל (šəmûʾēl, literally “borrowed/asked from God”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɑmuel/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝mue̞l] Rhymes: -ɑmuel Syllabification(key): Sa‧mu‧el Hyphenation(key): Sa‧mu‧el === Proper noun === Samuel (biblical) Samuel a male given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== (given names): Sami, Samu, Samuli (surnames): Moilanen ==== Statistics ==== Samuel is the 107th 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. === References === == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sa.mɥɛl/ Rhymes: -ɥɛl === Proper noun === Samuel m (biblical) Samuel a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel === Anagrams === émulas, muséal, musela == German == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Samuel m (biblical) Samuel a male given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel ==== Related terms ==== Sämi in eastern Switzerland == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Σαμουήλ (Samouḗl), from Biblical Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל (šəmūʾḗl). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [saˈmuː.eːɫ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [saˈmuː.el] === Proper noun === Samūēl m sg (genitive Samūēl or Samūēlis); indeclinable, variously declined, third declension Samuel ==== Declension ==== Indeclinable noun or third-declension noun, singular only. ==== Descendants ==== Italian: Samuele == Norwegian Bokmål == === Proper noun === Samuel m (biblical) Samuel a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Proper noun === Samuel m (biblical) Samuel a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Samuel, from Ancient Greek Σαμουήλ (Samouḗl), from Biblical Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל (šəmūʾḗl). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /saˈmu.ɛl/ Rhymes: -uɛl Syllabification: Sa‧mu‧el === Proper noun === Samuel m pers (biblical) Samuel (Biblical character) a male given name, equivalent to English Samuel ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Samuel”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw Hyphenation: Sa‧mu‧el === Proper noun === Samuel m (plural Samuéis) a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel (biblical) Samuel (one of two books of the Bible) (biblical) Samuel (a leader of ancient Israel) == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /samuel/, [ˈsamuel] Rhymes: -uel Hyphenation: Sa‧mu‧el === Proper noun === Samuel m pers (diminutive Samo or Samko) a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel a surname (biblical) Samuel (one of two books of the Bible) (biblical) Samuel (a leader of ancient Israel) ==== Declension ==== === 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, 2003–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /saˈmwel/ [saˈmwel] Rhymes: -el Syllabification: Sa‧muel === Proper noun === Samuel m (biblical) Samuel a male given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel ==== Related terms ==== == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Samuel c (genitive Samuels) (biblical) Samuel 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) (biblical) Samuel 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 === === Proper noun === Samuel m (not mutable) (biblical) Samuel a male given name, equivalent to English Samuel ==== Derived terms ==== 1 Samuel 2 Samuel