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Самуил
“God has heard”·“asked of God”
Самуил (Samuil) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Russian, Bulgarian, and Macedonian.
Bulgarian and Macedonian and RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Samuel.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Самуил is Samuil written in Cyrillic. In Russian use, Samuil shares an earlier linguistic root with Samuel. Suggested meanings include “God has heard” and “asked of God.” The exact derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Самуил comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
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How it developed
From Ancient Greek Σαμουήλ, from Biblical Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל (šmuʾél).
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Самуил’s family of names
In Macedonian usage, Самуил has a conventional equivalent in the English form Samuel. In Russian usage, Самуил has a transliteration in Samuil.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Самуил has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
2 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Самуил
- Samuil MarshakRussian and Soviet poet, playwright, translator, literary critic, screenwriter, author of popular children's books (1887–1964)
- Samuil FeinbergRussian pianist and composer (1890–1962)
- Samuil SamosudSoviet music conductor (1884–1964)
- Samuil AgurskiiBelarusian Communist and historian (1884–1947)
- Samuel PolyakovRussian businessman1837–1888
- Samuil BernsteinSoviet and Russian dialectologist (1911-1997)
- Samuil VainshteinRussian chess player (1894–1942)
- Samuil BlekhmanSoviet philatelist (1918–1982)
- Samuil KaplanSoviet astronomer (1921-1978)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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