THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Samuel
Samuel is recorded as a male given name in Tagalog. The source gives a linguistic connection through Spanish, specifically the form Samuel.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Tagalog
- /samˈwel/Standard-Tagalog
- [sɐmˈwɛl]Standard-Tagalog
Sam · uel2 source divisions
Dictionary reading & contributors ↗Wiktionary contributors / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
TagalogEtymology & source
Borrowed from Spanish Samuel.
a male given name from Spanish
Wiktionary: Samuel (Tagalog) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
EnglishEtymology & source
From Latin Samuēl, from Ancient Greek Σαμουήλ (Samouḗl), from Biblical Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל (šəmûʾēl, literally “'God has set' or 'God has placed'”). Taken to mean a contraction of popular folk etymology שְׁאִלְתִּיו מֵאֵל (“I have asked/borrowed him from God”) (Modern: Šəʾīltīv mēʾĒl, Tiberian: Šĭʾīltīw mēʾĒl) by way of שָׁאוּל מֵאֵל (“asked/borrowed from God”) from 1 Samuel 1:20.
A male given name from Hebrew.
Wiktionary: Samuel (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
SpanishEtymology & source
a male given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English Samuel
Wiktionary: Samuel (Spanish) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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People with the name Samuel
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Sam Concepcion
Filipino actor and singer (born 1992)
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Samuel Duran
Filipina boxer
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
44
eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗Wikidata
12
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Samuel Duran, Sam Concepcion
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Samuel in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Related forms & spellings
Related forms may have their own language histories. They are not included in this spelling’s PSA count.
Similar names to Samuel
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Zamuel·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Fanuel·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Jimuel·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Lemuel·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Limuel·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Manuel♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Raquel♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Emanuel·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
What rhymes with Samuel?
Matches share a dictionary-supplied rhyme key in the stated language. Check the recorded reading; another language or accent can change the rhyme.
- AbelTagalog · /-el/
- ArnelTagalog · /-el/
- DanielTagalog · /-el/
- FidelTagalog · /-el/
- GabrielTagalog · /-el/
- GabrielleTagalog · /-el/
- IsabelTagalog · /-el/
- IsmaelTagalog · /-el/
- IsraelTagalog · /-el/
- MaelTagalog · /-el/
- ManuelTagalog · /-el/
- MaribelTagalog · /-el/
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Recorded combinations with Samuel
1 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
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Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wikidata given-name item Q629347 — Samuel (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Samuel Duran (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q629347 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Sam Concepcion (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q629347 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Samuel (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Samuel (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary contributors — Samuel (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.