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Shmuel

Shmuel proper noun: a male given name from Hebrew, variant of Samuel.

Proper noun

Shmuel (plural Shmuels)

  1. A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Samuel.

Forms of Shmuel

pluralShmuels

Origin of Shmuel

Borrowed from Yiddish שמואל (Shmuel), from Hebrew שְׁמוּאֵל (šəmūʾḗl).

Words formed from Shmuel

Questions about Shmuel

What does Shmuel mean?
Shmuel means a male given name from Hebrew, variant of Samuel.
What part of speech is Shmuel?
Shmuel is a proper noun.

Words near Shmuel in the dictionary

  1. shmos
  2. shmuck
  3. shmuckiness
  4. shmucks
  5. shmucky
  6. Shmuel
  7. Shmuels
  8. shmuk
  9. shmuks
  10. Shmuley
  11. shmup

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