Origin and meaning of Samuel

Samuel
French
Male
heard of God
Meaning&Origin
Samuel is a French boys name.
The meaning of the name is `heard of God`.
Where is it used?
The name Samuel is mainly used in English, French and in the bible.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Sawyl (In Welsh)
Samuil (In Russian)
Samoyla (In Russian)
Shmuel (In Jewish)
Samanta (In Italian)
Samuele (In Italian)
Sámuel (In Hungarian)
Samuli (In Finnish)
It is an abbreviated form of
Samson, used in the bible and in English.
If it's too long people might use
In English: Sam
For the opposite sex use:
In English: Samantha (F)

See also
In Hungarian: Samu (M)
In Hungarian: Sami (M)
In English: Sammie (B)
In English: Sammy (B)

Extra info
Alternative meanings (Hungarian) God Has Heard (Old English) God Has Heard
Statistics
The name Samuel was given to 14523 babies in the USA in 2004. Samuel was the number 30 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 13803 babies making it the number 23 name that year.
-www.talkingbabies.com