Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shmuel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: shmuel
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Samuel.

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: שמואל, שְׁמוּאֵל

Inflected Forms

Shmuels (plural)

Derived Forms

Shmuley

Phrases

Uncle Shmuel

Questions

What does shmuel mean?: A male given name from Hebrew, variant of Samuel.
Where does shmuel come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

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