Samuel

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See also: Sámuel, Samúel, Samuēl, and Samuël

English

Etymology

From Latin Samūēl, from Ancient Greek Σαμουήλ (Samouḗl), from Biblical Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל (šəmûʾēl, literally “the one who listens to God (the first element of this etymology is disputed)”). Other theories posit derivation from Biblical Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל (šəmûʾēl, literally “God is high”) from roots meaning ‘God’ as in Heaven or the upper sky (see Akkadian 𒀭 (šamû)) and ‘high’ (see Hebrew עלי (literally “elevation”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /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

  1. 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!
  2. One of two books of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.
    Synonym: (abbreviation) Sam.
  3. The primary author and central character of the first book of Samuel.
  4. A surname.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Catalan

Catalan Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun

Samuel m

  1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel
  2. (religion) Samuel

Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

Proper noun

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  1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel

Danish

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia da

Proper noun

Samuel c

  1. (biblical) Samuel
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Samuel m

  1. (biblical) Samuel (a Biblical figure; one of two books of the Bible)
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel

Finnish

Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑmuel/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝mue̞l]
  • Rhymes: -ɑmuel
  • Syllabification(key): Sa‧mu‧el

Proper noun

Samuel

  1. (biblical) Samuel
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel

Declension

Inflection of Samuel (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Samuel Samuelit
genitive Samuelin Samuelien
partitive Samuelia Samueleja
illative Samueliin Samueleihin
singular plural
nominative Samuel Samuelit
accusative nom. Samuel Samuelit
gen. Samuelin
genitive Samuelin Samuelien
partitive Samuelia Samueleja
inessive Samuelissa Samueleissa
elative Samuelista Samueleista
illative Samueliin Samueleihin
adessive Samuelilla Samueleilla
ablative Samuelilta Samueleilta
allative Samuelille Samueleille
essive Samuelina Samueleina
translative Samueliksi Samueleiksi
abessive Samuelitta Samueleitta
instructive — Samuelein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
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

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Samuel m

  1. (biblical) Samuel
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel

Anagrams

German

German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Samuel m

  1. (biblical) Samuel
  2. a male given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel
  • Sämi in eastern Switzerland

Latin

Latin Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia la

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σαμουήλ (Samouḗl), from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל (šəmūʾḗl).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Samūēl m (indeclinable)

  1. Samuel

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nb

Proper noun

Samuel m

  1. (biblical) Samuel
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Proper noun

Samuel m

  1. (biblical) Samuel
  2. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Samuel, from Ancient Greek Σαμουήλ (Samouḗl), from Biblical Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל‎ (šəmūʾḗl).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Samuel m pers

  1. (biblical) Samuel (Biblical character)
  2. a male given name, equivalent to English Samuel

Declension

Declension of Samuel
singular plural
nominative Samuel Samuelowie
genitive Samuela Samuelów
dative Samuelowi Samuelom
accusative Samuela Samuelów
instrumental Samuelem Samuelami
locative Samuelu Samuelach
vocative Samuelu Samuelowie

Further reading

  • Samuel in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Samuel in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.muˈɛw/ [sa.mʊˈɛʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /saˈmwɛw/ [saˈmwɛʊ̯]
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl
  • Hyphenation: Sa‧mu‧el

Proper noun

Samuel m

  1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel (male given name)
  2. (biblical) Samuel (one of two books of the Bible)
  3. (biblical) Samuel (a leader of ancient Israel)

Slovak

Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sk

Pronunciation

Proper noun

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  1. a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel
  2. a surname
  3. (biblical) Samuel (one of two books of the Bible)
  4. (biblical) Samuel (a leader of ancient Israel)

Declension

Declension of Samuel
singular plural
nominative Samuel Samuelovia
genitive Samuela Samuelov
dative Samuelovi Samuelom
accusative Samuela Samuelov
locative Samuelovi Samueloch
instrumental Samuelom Samuelami

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, 2024

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈmwel/ [saˈmwel]

Proper noun

Samuel m

  1. (biblical) Samuel
  2. a male given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Proper noun

Samuel c (genitive Samuels)

  1. (biblical) Samuel
  2. 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

  • Hyphenation: Sam‧u‧el
  • IPA(key): /samˈwel/, [sɐmˈwɛl]

Proper noun

Samuél

  1. (biblical) Samuel
  2. a male given name from Spanish
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