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Samuel Name Meaning

Samuel meaning

Name :

Samuel spker

Gender :
Masculine
Meaning of Samuel :

Used in country/religion :
Pronounciation
of Name Samuel :
/SAM-yoo-əl/ or /SAM-yəl/
Etymology
of Name Samuel :
History
of Name Samuel :
Popular In :
The United States, Canada, Australia, Austria and New Zealand
Information about the
Name of Samuel :
There are about 10 name variations around the world. Among all the name variations, the English, French, German, and Hebrew versions are the most popular. The name, in any spelling and variation, has proven to have an antique charm.
Famous People with
Name Samuel :
Samuel Jackson is an actor and film producer. He starred in a lot of blockbuster movies including Pulp Fiction, The Hateful Eight, and Diango Unchained. Samuel Eto'o is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a striker for Sampdoria. Samuel Witwer is an American musician and actor. He was Crashdown in the Battlestar Galactica and Davis Bloome in the famous series Smallville.
Variant Names of Samuel:

Sam, Sammie, Sammy, Samuele, Samuello, Samwell And Shem., Sam, Sammie, Sammy, Samuele, Samuello, Samwell And Shem, Sam, Sammie, Sammy, Samuele, Samuello, Samwell And Shem, Sam, Sammie, Sammy, Samuele, Samuello, Samwell And Shem, Shem

Samuli (Finnish), Shmuel (Hebrew), Samuele (Italian), Kamuela (Hawaiian), Safwyl (Welsh), Samko (Czech), Samuil (Russian), Schmuel (Yiddish), Simao (Portuguese)

Rhyming Names of Samuel: 
Names Similar to Samuel :
Popularity Rank :

Samuel name was top ranked at 55 position in American during year 1930and most recently ranked at 23 position in American during year 2015

     

Name Samuel has been Most Popular throughout the last hundred plus years and ranked at 74 position. 728815 numbers of people were named Samuel so far in last 100 years. (SSA)

Samuel Numerology :
Personality No. 8. People with name Samuel are bold & materialistic but rigid too. They have strong will power. They love power, authority & leadership. Person with Samuel having 8 as Personality number are good planners & very good at business. They are analytical, intellectual & determined. They are religious, efficient, trustworthy & compassionate. They are tenacious, & ambitious. More Numerology

More About Name : Samuel

  • In the Old Testament, Samuel was the son of Hannah, a prophet and a judge who anointed Saul as the first king of Israel.

  • The name has traditionally been a Jewish name; it was later widely adopted by English 

  • Samuel is a leader of ancient Israel in the Books of Samuel in the Hebrew Bible. He is also known as a prophet and is mentioned in the Qur'an.

  • From the Hebrew name which could mean either name of God or God has heard. 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.

  • From the Hebrew nam (Shemu'el) which could mean either "name of God" or "God has heard". 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.

  • Samuel name has traditionally a Jewish name it was later widely adopted in the English.

Name Analysis of Samuel

Character Analysis of Samuel : Persons with the name Samuel, can be quite ambitious, self-confident, determined and self-reliant and have a strong unyielding willpower and the courage of their convictions. New projects, new ideas and the desire for expansion, all allow the them to go forth with courage, originality and decisiveness.

Love Life of Samuel : Persons stood in a certain shyness and therefore a propensity to hide their thoughts even of an intimate nature.

Name Letter Analysis of Samuel

S : Persons are a real charmer

A : Persons are their own person: ambitious and freethinking

M : Persons are a workaholic! A high-energy workhorse, Persons don't need much sleep and are very healthy

U : Persons have a give-and-take kind of life

E : Persons are freedom-loving, sensual and enthusiastic

L : Persons are very heady, and tend to over think rather than experience life

Astrological (Vedic) Aspect of Name Samuel

Acoording to vedic astrology , Rashi for the name Samuel is Kumbha and Moon sign associated with the name Samuel is Aquarius.

The name Samuel has Air element. Saturn is the Ruling Planet for the name Samuel . The name Samuel having moon sign as Aquarius is represented by The Water Bearer and considered as Fixed .

Normally, people with the name Samuel like to work independently. They are easily able to make friends.

Other name options, having Aquarius moon sign are name starting with : Ga, Gi, Gu, Ge, Go, Sa, Si, Su, Se, So, Sh, Sk, Sl , Sm,Sn, Sp, Sr, St, Sv, Sw, Sy.

Nakshatra (Vedic) of Name Samuel

The name Samuel is suitable for baby born in Shatabhisha nakshatra

Shatabhisha Nakshatra: "Requiring a hundred physicians"

Lord: Rahu (north lunar node)
Symbol : Empty circle, 1,000 flowers or stars
Deity : Varuna, god of cosmic waters, sky and earth
Indian zodiac: 6°40' - 20° Kumbha ; Western zodiac 2°40' - 16° Pisces
Other name options, having Shatabhisha nakashatra are name starting with : Go, Sa, Si, Su.

Famous Name Samuel

  • Samuel Delany

    is an award-winning American science fiction author. He has written works that have garnered substantial critical acclaim, including the novels Babel-17, The Einstein Intersection (winners of the Nebula Award for 1966 and 1967 respectively), Nova, Hogg, D

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  • Alexandre Samuel

    is a Brazilian volleyball player. He began playing volleyball for the Botafogo team, when he was 12 years old.His first major achievement was as a gold medal from the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. In 1995, he played with the Brazilian team and got th

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