Gender: BoyOrigin: HebrewMeaning: Asked of GodVariations: SamualSamualleSamueleSamuellNicknames: SammySammieSamiSamPopularity ChartPopularity rankings from the Social Security Administration
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.