Samu

SAH-moo; SHAW-moo

Finnish, Spanish, and Hungarian diminutive of Samuel, Hebrew

"told by God"

Updated Thu Mar 27 2025

Samu Origin and Meaning

The name Samu is a boy's name of Hungarian origin meaning "told by God".

A multicultural nickname for Samuel. The Spanish and Finnish variation is pronounced SAH-moo, while the Hungarian version is SHAW-moo.

Samu Balázs
Hungarian actor
Samu Bola
Fijian rugby union player
Samu Fóti
Hungarian gymnast
Samu Haber
singer of Finnish band Sunrise Avenue and coach on The Voice of Germany
Samu Hazai
Hungarian military officer and politician
Samu Heikkilä
Finnish film editor
Samu Isosalo
Finnish ice hockey player
Samu Manoa
American rugby union player
Samu Pecz
Hungarian architect and academic
Samu Sunim (born Sam
Woo Kim), Korean Buddhist monk
Samu Valelala
Fijian rugby league player
Samu Vilkman
Finnish ice hockey player
Samu Wara
Australian rugby union footballer