Given name · Hebrew · Yiddish
שמואל
“name”·“god”
שמואל (sh'mu'él) is a masculine given name. It is used in Hebrew and Yiddish.
Hebrew and YiddishWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: Samuel.
Meaning & origin
What it means
שמואל is built from elements meaning “name” and “god”.
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Where it comes from
שמואל is Shmuel written in the Hebrew alphabet. In Jewish use, Shmuel is a form of Samuel. Samuel comes from Hebrew Shemuel, with a long history in Jewish and Christian naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
שמואל’s family of names
In Yiddish usage, שמואל has a conventional equivalent in the English form Samuel. In Hebrew usage, שמואל has a transliteration in alfabe çevirisi gerekiyor.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
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.
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