Samuel

  • Boy
  • 6 letters
Biblical Heard of God; asked of God
Hebrew Name of God; asked of God; heard by God. Samuel was the prophet who anointed Saul and David as kings of Israel in the Old Testament.
Swedish God listens.

Samuel is a boy’s name of Biblical, Hebrew and Swedish origin. Meaning in Biblical: Heard of God; asked of God. Meaning in Hebrew: Name of God; asked of God; heard by God. Samuel was the prophet who anointed Saul and David as kings of Israel in the Old Testament. Meaning in Swedish: God listens. The name has 6 letters.

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