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Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Hebrew : Heard God; asked God

Family name origins & meanings

  • English and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : patronymic from Samuel. This form has also absorbed cognates in other languages, such as Danish and Norwegian Samuelsen, Swedish Samuelsson, and Jewish Samuelsohn.

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