Samuel

שְׁמוּאֵל

Curated linguistic recordboy

Name of God or God has heard

At a glance

Research status: Curated linguistic record
Canonical spelling: Samuel
Script: Latin
Pronunciation: SAM-yoo-el
Origin: Hebrew
Languages: Hebrew, English, French
Region: Global
Cultural / locale context: Jewish, Christian, Muslim
Gender usage: boy
Starting character: S
Letters / characters: 6
Syllables: 3
Style tags: traditional, international

Meaning and etymology

Meaning: Name of God or God has heard

The Hebrew etymology is debated; biblical tradition connects it with asking or hearing

Editorial note: This record keeps uncertainty visible rather than selecting a convenient meaning as fact.

Spellings and related forms

Recorded spelling variants

ShmuelSamir

Explicitly related names

David Daniel

Source and canonical record

NameByStars editorial corpus; meaning and linguistic fields reviewed record by record.

Data tier: Curated linguistic record
Canonical URL slug: samuel
Indexing: Canonical, indexable name page
Alias behavior: Unique known variants or transliterations resolve to this page; ambiguous aliases remain separate search results.

Transparent calculations

Numerology for Samuel

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Pythagorean