Samuel (name)

Samuel
Samuel annointing David
Pronunciation	/ˈsæm.juː.əl/ or /ˈsæm.jəl/ French pronunciation: [samɥɛl] Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsaˈmwel]
Gender	male
Origin
Word/name	Hebrew
Meaning	"Name of God"
Other names
Nickname(s)	Sam, Sami, Sammie, Sammy
Related names	Lemuel, Sam, Sammy, Samantha, Sameth, Samberg, Séamus, Shmuel

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Samuel (Sometimes spelled Samual) is a male given name of Hebrew origin meaning either "name of God" or "God has heard" (שם האלוהים Shem Alohim) (שמע אלוהים Sh'ma Alohim). Samuel was the last of the ruling judges in the Old Testament. He anointed Saul to be the first King of Israel and later anointed David. Certain Bible texts also anoint the name as "Lover of Taylah."

As a Christian name, Samuel came into common use after the Protestant Reformation. Famous bearers include the American inventor Samuel F.B. Morse (1791–1872), the Irish writer Samuel Beckett (1906–89) and the American author Samuel Clemens (1835–1910), who wrote under the pen name Mark Twain.^[1]

The name Samuel is popular among Black Africans, as well as among African Americans. It is also widespread among the modern Jewish communities, especially Sephardic Jews.

Translations

Arabic: صموئيل (Ṣamoel), سموأل (Samawʾal), صاموئيل (Ṣamuʾil), صموئيل (Samūʾīl)
Armenian: Սամվել (Samvel), Սամուէլ (Samuēl)
Belarusian: Самуіл (Samuil)
Bulgarian: Самуил (Samuil)
Biblical Greek: Samouel
Biblical Hebrew: Shemu'el
Biblical Latin: Samuhel
Chinese Simplified: 塞缪尔 (Sāimóuěr, Sàimiùěr)
Chinese Traditional: 塞繆爾 (Sāimóuěr, Sàimiùěr)
Czech: Samuel
Danish: Samuel
Dutch: Samuel
English: Samuel
Esperanto: Samuele
Estonian: Saamuel
Faroese: Sámal
Finnish: Samuel, Samuli, Sami, Samppa, Samu
French: Samuel
German: Samuel
Greek: Σαμουήλ (Samouí̱l, Samouēl)
Gujarati: સેમ્યુઅલ (Sēmyu'ala)
Hawaiian: Kamuela
Hebrew: סמואל, שְׁמוּאֵל (Shmu'el)
Hindi: सैमुअल (Saimu'ala)
Hungarian: Sámuel, Sami, Samu
Icelandic: Samúel
Irish: Somhairle (So-ar-la)
Italian: Samuele
Japanese: サミュエル (Samyueru), サムエル (Samueru), サムエル記 (Samueruki)
Kannada: ಸ್ಯಾಮ್ಯುಯೆಲ್ (Syāmyuyel)
Khmer: សាំយូអែល (Sayouel)
Korean: 사무엘 (Samuel)
Latin: Samvel
Macedonian: Самуил (Sámuil, Samoil)
Maltese: Samwel
Mandarin: 撒母耳 (Sāmǔ'ěr)
Maori: Hamuera
Marathi: शमुवेल (Śamuvēla)
Mongolian: Самуел (Samuyel)
Nepali: शमूएल (Śamū'ēla)
Northern Sami: Sámmol
Norwegian: Samuel
Old French: Samoël
Persian: ساموئل (Sâmo'el), سموئیل (Samo'il)
Polish: Samuel
Portuguese: Samuel
Punjabi: ਸਮੂਏਲ (Samū'ēla)
Russian: Самуил (Samuil, Samuíl), Самойло (Samojlo)
Serbian: Самуило (Samuilo)
Spanish: Samuel
Swedish: Samuel
Tamil: சாமுவேல் (Cāmuvēl)
Telugu: శామ్యూల్ (Śāmyūl)
Thai: ซามูเอล (Sāmūxel)
Classical Tibetan: Šəmûʼēl
Ukrainian: Самійло (Samíilo)
Urdu: سیموئیل
Welsh: Sawyl
Yiddish: שמואל (Şmwʼl)

Feminine variants

Samuela (Italian)
Samantha (English)

Notable people

Samuel may refer to: (see also: Sam, Sammy, etc.)

Given name

Samuel (Biblical figure), Biblical prophet
Samuel (musician) (born 1987), American indie pop artist
Samuel of Bulgaria (r. 997–1014), Emperor of the First Bulgarian Empire
Samuel of Nehardea (c. 165–257), Jewish Talmudist
Samuel Aba (r. 1041–1044), third King of Hungary
Samuel Adams (1722–1803), Founding Father of the United States
Samuel Howell Ashbridge (1848–1906), American politician, mayor of Philadelphia
Samuel L. M. Barlow I (1826–1889), American lawyer
Samuel L. M. Barlow II (1892–1982), American composer
Samuel Barnett (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- Samuel Barnett (reformer) (1844–1913), English clergyman and social reformer
- Samuel Jackson Barnett (1873–1956), American physicist, discoverer of the Barnett effect
- Samuel Barnett (actor) (born 1980), English actor
Samuel Berger (boxer) (1884–1925), American heavyweight boxer
Samuel Brawand (1898–2001), Swiss politician and mountaineer
Samuel P. Bush (1863–1948), American industrialist, patriarch of the Bush political family
Samuel Conway (born 1965), American chemical researcher and furry convention organizer
Samuel Clemens, birth name of Mark Twain (1835–1910), American author and humorist
Samuel Colt (1814–1862), American inventor and industrialist
Samuel Dunbar (1931–2014), American businessman
Samuel Francis Du Pont (1803–1865), Rear Admiral in the United States Navy
Samuel Firmino de Jesus (born 1986), Brazilian footballer
Samuel Hui (born 1948), Hong Kong Cantopop musician, singer, songwriter, and actor
Samuel Goodman (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- Samuel Goodman (cricketer) (1877–1905), American cricketer
- Samuel Goodman (rugby union) (fl. 1920–1924), American rugby union player and manager
Samuel Huntington (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
- Samuel Huntington (statesman) (1731–1796), American jurist, statesman, and revolutionary leader
- Samuel H. Huntington (1765–1817), American jurist, Governor of Ohio
- Samuel P. Huntington (1927–2008), American political scientist
Samuel L. Jackson (born 1948), American film and television actor and film producer
Samuel A. LeBlanc, I (1886–1955), American politician and judge
Samuel McDowell (1735–1817), soldier and political leader in Kentucky
Samuel McKinney (1807–1879), Irish-born Presbyterian minister in the American South
Samuel Bongani Mfeka (fl. 1993–1996), South African serial killer
Samuel Mills (disambiguation), multiple people
Samuel Moore Morgan, Jr. (1922–1982), American politician from Louisiana
Samuel Eliot Morison (1887–1976), American historian, professor, and Rear Admiral
Samuel Morse (1791–1872), American inventor and artist
Samuel Mosberg, American Olympic champion lightweight boxer
Samuel Allyne Otis (1740–1814), Secretary of the United States Senate
Samuel Hartt Pook (1827–1901), American naval architect
Samuel Rabin (1905–1993), American lawyer and politician
Samuel Rabin (artist) (1903–1991) English sculptor, artist, and Olympic bronze medal wrestler
Samuel Rappaport (fl. 1971–1984), American politician from Pennsylvania
Samuel Rosa (born 1966), lead singer and guitarist of Brazilian rock band Skank
Samuel José da Silva Vieira, (born 1974) Brazilian footballer
Samuel Winslow (1862–1940), American politician from Massachusetts
Samuel Witwer (born 1977), American actor and musician
Samuel Merrill Woodbridge (1819–1905), American clergyman, theologian, author, and professor

Surname

A-C

Abraham Samuel (died 1705), mulatto pirate of the Indian Ocean
Adolphe Samuel (1824–1898), Belgian music critic, conductor and composer
Adriana Samuel (born 1966), Brazilian volleyball player
Albert Samuel (c. 1876–1963), New Zealand politician
Alexander Lyle-Samuel (1883–1942), English businessman and politician
Amado Samuel (born 1938), former American baseball player
Ananda Rao Samuel (1928–1999), Indian bishop
Andy Samuel (1909–1992), American child actor
Anthony Samuel, Cook Islander professional rugby league footballer
António da Silva Samuel (born 1966 in Guinea-Bissau), Portuguese football player
Archie Samuel (1866–1875), half-brother of American outlaws Frank and Jesse James
Arthur Samuel, 1st Baron Mancroft (1872–1942), British politician
Arthur Samuel (1901–1990), American computer scientist
Asante Samuel (born 1981), American football player
Basil Samuel (1912–1987), British founder of property company Great Portland Estates
Benedict Samuel (born 1988), Australian actor, writer and director
Bernard Samuel (1880–1954), American politician, mayor of Philadelphia
Charles Samuel (1862–1939), Belgian sculptor, engraver and medalist
Charlesworth Samuel (died 2008), Antiguan politician
Christmas Samuel (1674–1764), Welsh Independent minister and writer
Christophe Samuel (born 1961), Malagasy politician
Clifford Samuel, British actor
Collin Samuel (born 1981), Trinidadian footballer

D-I

Daphnée Duplaix Samuel (born 1976), American actress and model
David Samuel (disambiguation)
Eboule Bille Samuel (born 1982), Cameroonian football player
Edmund W. Samuel (1857–1930), American politician
Edwin Samuel, 2nd Viscount Samuel (1898–1978), British politician
Ester Samuel-Cahn (1933-2015), Israeli statistician and educator
Eugênio da Silva Samuel (born 1985), Brazilian footballer
Evelin Samuel (born 1975), Estonian singer, actress and writer
Flora Samuel, British architect, author and academic
Fred Samuel (1897–c.1941), Welsh rugby player
Gene Samuel (born 1961), Trinidad and Tobago road bicycle racer and track cyclist
Glyn Samuel (1917–1985), Welsh cricketer
Graeme Samuel (born 1946), Australian businessman
Haile Samuel, Eritrean general
Harold Samuel (1879–1937), English pianist and pedagogue
Harold Samuel, Baron Samuel of Wych Cross (1912–1987), British founder of property company Land Securities
Sir Harry Simon Samuel (1853–1934), English politician
Heather Samuel (born 1970), retired sprinter from Antigua and Barbuda
Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel, (1870–1963), British politician and diplomat
Howel Walter Samuel (1881–1953), British politician
Ian Samuel (1915–2010), Royal Air Force pilot, British diplomat, director of chemical and agrochemical trade associations

J-P

James Samuel (1824–1874), British railway engineer
Jamile Samuel (born 1992), Dutch sprinter
Jhon Samuel (born 1984), British Virgin Islands footballer
Jlloyd Samuel (born 1981), Trinidadian footballer
Joanne Samuel (born 1957), Australian actress
John Samuel (1868–1947), Welsh rugby player
John S. Samuel (1913–2002), U.S. Air Force general
Jonathan Samuel (1852/3–1917), British manufacturer and politician
Joseph Samuel (c. 1780–1806), English criminal who survived execution
Juan Samuel (born 1960) Dominican-American baseball player
Judy Samuel (born 1943), British swimmer
Khari Samuel (born 1976), American football player
Leighton Samuel, Welsh businessman, owner of football teams
Lissy Samuel (born 1967), Indian cricketer
Dame Louise Samuel (died 1925), English suffragist and charity worker
Mar Samuel (1909–1995), Metropolitan and Archbishop of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch, buyer of the Dead Sea scrolls
Marcus Samuel (disambiguation)
Martin Samuel (born 1964), British journalist
Maurice Samuel (1895–1972), Romanian-born British and American novelist, translator and lecturer
Moses Samuel (1795–1860), British clockmaker, translator of Hebrew works and writer
Myron Samuel (born 1992), Vincentian footballer
Oliver Samuel (1849–1925), New Zealand politician
Pamela Richards Samuel (born 1959), U.S. Virgin Islander politician
Peter Samuel, 4th Viscount Bearsted (1911–1996), British soldier and banker
Pierre Samuel (1921–2009), French mathematician

R-X

Randy Samuel (born 1963), Trinidadian-Canadian soccer player, manager and coach
Raphael Samuel (1934–1996), British historian
Reuben Samuel (1828–1908), stepfather of American outlaws Frank and Jesse James
Rhian Samuel (born 1944), Welsh composer
Richard Samuel (fl.1770–1786), English portrait painter
Richard Samuel (prefect) (born 1952), French prefect
Robert Samuel (died 1555), English priest, one of the Ipswich Martyrs
Samuel Samuel (1855–1934), British businessman and politician
Sandra Samuel (born c. 1964), Indian nanny who saved the life of a two-year-old child during Mumbai terrorist attacks in 2008
Sir Saul Samuel (1820–1900), Australian colonial merchant, politician and pastoralist
Seal Henry Samuel (born 1963), British musician commonly known simply as Seal
Shandel Samuel (born 1982), Vincentian footballer
Sigmund Samuel (1868–1962), Canadian industrialist
Silvio Samuel (born 1975), Nigerian professional bodybuilder
Stanley Bernard Stephen Samuel (born 1986), Malaysian footballer
Thangadurai Samuel, Indian classical guitarist
Tony Samuel (born 1955), American football coach and former player
Walter Samuel, 2nd Viscount Bearsted, (1882–1948), British soldier, company chairman and art collector
Walter Samuel (born 1978), Argentine footballer for Inter Milan
Wolfgang W.E. Samuel (born 1935), German-born American author and veteran of the U.S. Air Force
Xavier Samuel (born 1983), Australian actor

Notes

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