Name numerology

SAMUEL

Hebrew origin

Used by 780,818 people (US, SSA), peaking in 2001.

The story of the name

Samuel is a male name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "name of God", deriving from the Hebrew Shem (שֵׁם) + ʾĒl. However, from the explanation given in 1 Samuel 1:20, the name could alternatively come from a contraction of the Hebrew שְׁאִלְתִּיו מֵאֵל, meaning "I have asked/borrowed him from God". This is the verse in which the Prophet Samuel's mother Hannah names her son, after praying that she would be able to give birth. Her prayers having been answered, she dedicates the child to God as a Nazirite. Samuel was the last of the ruling judges in the Old Testament. He anointed Saul…

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Famous people named SAMUEL

  • Samuel BeckettIrish writer (1906–1989)
  • Samuel JohnsonEnglish writer and lexicographer (1709–1784)
  • Samuel Taylor ColeridgeEnglish poet, literary critic and philosopher (1772–1834)
  • Samuel Finley Breese MorseAmerican inventor and painter (1791–1872)
  • Samuel L. JacksonAmerican actor (born 1948)
How it's calculated
Expression — expression
S(1) + A(1) + M(4) + U(3) + E(5) + L(3) = 17
17 → 1+7 = 8
Soul Urge — soul-urge
A(1) + U(3) + E(5) = 9
Personality — personality
S(1) + M(4) + L(3) = 8

Pythagorean system. Cornerstone: S, capstone: L.

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