Samuel

See also: Sámuel, Samúel, Samuēl, and Samuël

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Samuel, from Ancient Greek Σαμουήλ (Samouḗl), from Biblical Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל (šəmûʾēl, literally “the one who listens to God”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsæmjuəl/
• Hyphenation: Sam‧u‧el

Proper noun

Samuel

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1. A male given name from Hebrew.
   • 1837 Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers, Chapter 34:

     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.
   • Template:RQ:Authorized Version

     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.

Derived terms

• (pet forms) Sam, Sammie, Sammy
• Samantha

Translations

male given name

• Afrikaans: Samuel (af)
• Arabic: سَمَوْأَل (samawʔal), صَامُوئِيل (ṣāmūʔīl)
• Armenian: Սամվել (Samvel)
• Basque: Samuel (eu)
• Breton: Shmouel (br) m
• Car Nicobarese: Samuĕl
• Cebuano: Samuel
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 塞繆爾／塞缪尔 (Sàimiù'ěr), 塞缪尔 (Sàimiù'ěr)

  Min Dong: 撒母耳 (Sák-mū-ngī)

• Corsican: Samuellu (co)
• Czech: Samuel (cs)
• Danish: Samuel (da)
• Dutch: Samuel (nl)
• Estonian: Saamuel (et)
• Faroese: Sámal (fo) m
• Finnish: Samuel (fi), Samuli (fi)
• French: Samuel (fr)
• German: Samuel (de)
• Greek: Σαμουήλ (el) (Samouíl)
• Greenlandic: Saamu
• Hawaiian: Kamuela
• Hebrew: שְׁמוּאֵל (shmuel)
• Hindi: सैम्यूअल (saimyūal)
• Hungarian: Sámuel (hu)
• Icelandic: Samúel (is)
• Ido: Samuel (io) m
• Italian: Samuele (it)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: サミュエル (Samyueru), サムエル (Samueru)
• Latin: Samuel m, Samuelis (la) m
• Latvian: Samuēl (lv) m
• Limburgish: Samuel (li)
• Lithuanian: Samuelis m
• Macedonian: Самуил (mk) (Samuil)
• Maltese: Samwel
• Maori: Hāmuera, Hāmiora
• Northern Sami: Sámmol
• Norwegian: Samuel (no)
• Persian: ساموئل (sâmu'el)
• Polish: Samuel (pl)
• Portuguese: Samuel (pt) m
• Romanian: Samuel (ro) m
• Russian: Самуи́л (ru) (Samuíl), Самойло (ru) (Samojlo)
• Scots: Samuel
• Scottish Gaelic: Samuel (gd) m
• Slovak: Samuel m
• Slovene: Samuel m
• Spanish: Samuel (es)
• Swahili: Samweli (sw)
• Swedish: Samuel (sv)
• Tagalog: Samuel (tl) m
• Waray-Waray: Samuel
• Welsh: Samuel (cy) m
• West Frisian: Samuël n
• Zealandic: Samuel

book of the Bible

• Afrikaans: Samuel (af)
• Basque: Samuel (eu)
• Bengali: সামুয়েল (śamuẏel)
• Breton: Shmouel (br) m
• Burmese: ဓမ္မရာဇဝင်​‌ပဋ္ဌမစောင် (dhamma.raja.wang​‌pathta.ma.caung), ဓမ္မရာဇဝင်​‌ဒုတိယစောင် (dhamma.raja.wang​‌du.ti.ya.caung)
• Car Nicobarese: Samuĕl
• Cebuano: Samuel
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 撒母耳記／撒母耳记 (Sāmǔ'ěrjì), 撒母耳记 (Sāmǔ'ěrjì)

  Min Dong: 撒母耳記／撒母耳记 (Sák-mū-ngī-gé)

• Corsican: Samuellu (co)
• Czech: Samuel (cs)
• Danish: Samuel (da)
• Dutch: Samuel (nl)
• Estonian: Saamuel (et)
• Faroese: Sámal (fo) m
• Finnish: Samuelin kirja
• French: Samuel (fr)
• German: Samuel (de)
• Greek: Σαμουήλ (el) m (Samouíl)
• Hawaiian: Samuela, Samuʻela
• Hebrew: שְׁמוּאֵל (shmuel)
• Hungarian: Sámuel (hu)
• Icelandic: Samúel (is) m
• Ido: Samuel (io) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Irish: Samúéil (ga) m
• Italian: Samuele (it)
• Japanese: サムエル記 (Samueru-ki)
• Latin: Samuel m, Samuelis (la) m
• Latvian: Samuēl (lv) m
• Limburgish: Samuel (li)
• Lithuanian: Samuelio knyga (lt) f
• Macedonian: Самуил (mk) (Samuil)
• Maltese: Il-Kotba ta’ Samwel
• Maori: Hāmuera
• Norwegian: Samuel (no) m
• Polish: Księga Samuela f
• Portuguese: Samuel (pt) m
• Punjabi: ਸਮੂਏਲ (samūēla)
• Romanian: Samuel (ro) m
• Scots: Samuel
• Scottish Gaelic: Samuel (gd)
• Slovak: Samuel m
• Slovene: Samuelova knjiga (sl)
• Spanish: Samuel (es) m
• Swahili: Samweli (sw)
• Swedish: Samuel (sv) m
• Tagalog: Samuel (tl) m
• Waray-Waray: Samuel
• Welsh: Samuel (cy) m
• West Frisian: Samuël n
• Zealandic: Samuel

biblical person

• Afrikaans: Samuel (af)
• Arabic: صَمُوئِيل (ṣamūʔīl)
• Basque: Samuel (eu)
• Breton: Shmouel (br) m
• Car Nicobarese: Samuĕl
• Cebuano: Samuel
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 撒母耳 (Sāmǔ'ěr)

  Min Dong: 撒母耳 (Sák-mū-ngī)

• Corsican: Samuellu (co)
• Czech: Samuel (cs)
• Danish: Samuel (da)
• Dutch: Samuel (nl), Samuël
• Estonian: Saamuel (et)
• Faroese: Sámal (fo) m
• Finnish: Samuel (fi)
• French: Samuel (fr)

  Old French: Samuel, Samoel

• German: Samuel (de)
• Greek: Σαμουήλ (el) m (Samouíl)
• Hawaiian: Samuela, Samuʻela
• Hebrew: שְׁמוּאֵל (shmuel)
• Hungarian: Sámuel (hu)
• Icelandic: Samúel (is) m
• Ido: Samuel (io) m
• Irish: Samúéil (ga) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: Samuele (it)
• Japanese: サムエル (Samueru)
• Kazakh: Самуил (Samuil)
• Latin: Samuel m, Samuelis (la) m
• Latvian: Samuēl (lv) m
• Limburgish: Samuel (li)
• Lithuanian: Samuelis m
• Macedonian: Самуил (mk) (Samuil)
• Maore Comorian: Samueli
• Maori: Hāmuera
• Northern Sami: Sámmol
• Norwegian: Samuel (no) m
• Persian: سموئیل (samu'il)
• Polish: Samuel (pl) m
• Portuguese: Samuel (pt) m
• Romanian: Samuel (ro) m
• Russian: Самуи́л (ru) m (Samuíl)
• Scots: Samuel
• Scottish Gaelic: Samuel (gd) m
• Slovak: Samuel m
• Slovene: Samuel m
• Spanish: Samuel (es)
• Swahili: Samweli (sw)
• Swedish: Samuel (sv) m
• Tagalog: Samuel (tl) m
• Waray-Waray: Samuel
• Welsh: Samuel (cy) m
• West Frisian: Samuël n
• Zealandic: Samuel

Anagrams

• Alemus, amelus, museal, salume, ulemas

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Catalan

Proper noun

Samuel m

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

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsamuɛl]

Proper noun

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

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Danish

Proper noun

Samuel

1. Samuel (Biblical figure)
2. a male given name

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Dutch

Alternative forms

• Samuël

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Samuel ?

1. Samuel (Biblical figure; books of the Bible)
2. a male given name.

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑmuel/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝mue̞l]
• Hyphenation: Sa‧mu‧el

Proper noun

Samuel

1. Samuel (biblical figure)
2. a male given name.

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

Related terms

• (given names) Sami, Samu, Samuli
• (surnames) Moilanen

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.mɥɛl/
• Rhymes: -ɥɛl

Proper noun

Samuel m

1. Samuel (biblical figure)
2. a male given name.

Anagrams

• émulas, muséal, musela

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German

Proper noun

Samuel

1. Samuel (biblical figure)
2. a male given name.

Related terms

• Sämi in eastern Switzerland

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σαμουήλ (Samouḗl), from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל (shmu'él).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /saˈmuː.eːl/, [s̠äˈmuːeːɫ̪]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /saˈmu.el/, [säˈmuːel]

Proper noun

Samūēl m (indeclinable)

1. Samuel

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Norwegian

Proper noun

Samuel

1. Samuel (biblical figure)
2. a male given name.

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Samuel m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Samuel (male given name)
2. (biblical) Samuel (book of the Bible)
3. (biblical) Samuel (a leader of ancient Israel)

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsamuɛɫ/

Proper noun

Samuel m (genitive singular Samuela, nominative plural Samuelovia, declension pattern of chlap)

1. a male given name.
2. a surname

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

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Spanish

Proper noun

Samuel m

1. Samuel (biblical figure)
2. a male given name.

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Swedish

Proper noun

Samuel c (genitive Samuels)

1. Samuel (biblical figure)
2. a male given name.

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Samuel.

Proper noun

Samuel

1. a male given name from Spanish