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Samuel 
Hebrew, "Asked of God"
In its long form, Samuel sounds dapper and old-fashioned, like the gray-haired captain of a Mississippi river boat or a berobed Supreme Court justice. Break it down to Sam, however, and you have a modern-day kid who's ready to have some fun.
Variations
Samual,
Samualle,
Samuele,
Samuell
Nicknames
Sammy,
Sam,
Sami,
Sammie
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Popularity rankings from the Social Security Administration
About name popularity rankings
You may find some surprises -- for example, who knew Jennifer was a boy's name? Because this feature uses actual Social Security data, it includes the human error that attends a large survey, but it still reliably reflects the patterns of naming fashion.
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Irish, "Bitter"
With the "oy" in the middle, Moya sounds unpleasantly like Maya with a stomachache.
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