# Samuel
## 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: /ˈsæmjuəl/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* 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
* 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!
* 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.
** 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.
* A surname.

#### Derived terms

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

#### 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
### Proper noun

Samuel m
* a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel
* (religion) Samuel

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [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

* Audio:(file)

### 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).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɑmuel/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝mue̞l]
* Rhymes: -ɑmuel
* Hyphenation: Sa‧mu‧el

### Proper noun

Samuel
* (biblical) Samuel
* a male given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel

#### Declension

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 115th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 5,737 male individuals (and as a middle name to 15,104 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs to 14 female individuals (and as a middle name to 8 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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

* Audio:(file)
* Audio:(file)

### 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: /ˈsa.mu.eːl/, [ˈs̠ämueːɫ̪]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈsa.mu.el/, [ˈsäːmuel]

### Proper noun

Samuēl m sg (variously declined, genitive Samuēl or Samuēlis); indeclinable, 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: /saˈmu.ɛl/
* Audio:(file)
* 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

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /sa.muˈɛw/ [sa.mʊˈɛʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /saˈmwɛw/ [saˈmwɛʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /sɐˈmwɛl/ [sɐˈmwɛɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /sɐˈmwɛl/ [sɐˈmwɛɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /sɐˈmwɛ.li/
* 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: [ˈsamuel]

### Proper noun

Samuel m pers (genitive singular Samuela, nominative plural Samuelovia, declension pattern of chlap)
* 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, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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

* Samanta
* Samu

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### 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: /samˈwel/ [sɐmˈwɛl]
* Rhymes: -el
* Syllabification: Sam‧uel

### Proper noun

Samuél (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ᜔ᜏᜒᜎ᜔)
* (biblical) Samuel
* a male given name from Spanish