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Samuel name meaning and origin

What does Samuel mean?

From the biblical name Shemu'el, which means "God has heard", from the Hebrew shama, meaning "heard" and el, meaning "God".

Pronounced: sAm yoo uhl

Origin

Hebrew

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Famous people named Samuel

Samuel Pepys is famous for a diary he kept that accounted several important historical events seventeenth century in London including the Plague and the Great Fire of London. The name is also shared by Samuel L. Jackson, an American actor who has starred in films such as "Pulp Fiction", "The Avengers" and "Django Unchained".

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