Samuel
[藞s忙mj蓹l]Meaning
from Hebrew Shemu示el, meaning "name of God" or "God has heard"
Background Story
Samuel comes from the Hebrew name 砖职讈诪讜旨讗值诇 (Shemu示el), from the roots 砖值讈诐 (shem) meaning "name" and 讗值诇 (示el) meaning "God". The English form is from Latin Samu膿l, from Ancient Greek 危伪渭慰蠀萎位 (Samou膿l). Other interpretations take the first root as 砖指讈诪址注 (shama士) meaning "to hear", giving the meaning "God has heard". As a Christian name it came into common use after the Protestant Reformation, and it has ranked in the top 100 names in the United States in every year recorded since 1880.
Temperament
Variations
Sam, Samu, Sammy
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Amaris
No documented meaning in the sources checked
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From the Roman family name Caecilius, related to Sextus
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