Samuel as a name
“Samuel” is a male given name of Hebrew origin. It means “heard by God” or “asked of God”. In the Bible, Samuel was a prophet and judge who anointed Saul and David as kings of Israel.
The name Samuel has been in use for centuries and is popular in many different cultures and languages around the world. It has been a consistently popular name in the United States, ranking in the top 100 names for boys for over a century.
Some famous people named Samuel include Samuel L. Jackson, an American actor; Samuel Morse, the inventor of the Morse code; and Samuel Beckett, an Irish playwright and novelist.
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