Samu is a given name of various origins, often derived from
Samuel
Samuel is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is venera ...
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Notable people with this given name include:
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Samu Balázs (1906–1981), Hungarian actor
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Samu Bola (born 1983), Fijian rugby union player
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Samu Fóti (1890–1916), Hungarian gymnast
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Samu Haber
Samu Aleksi Haber (born 2 April 1976) is a Finnish singer, songwriter, television music competition judge and entrepreneur. He was the lead vocalist and frontman of pop-rock band Sunrise Avenue. In 2022, the band went on an indefinite hiatus, a ...
(born 1976), Finnish singer and songwriter
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Samu Hazai (1851–1942), Hungarian military officer and politician
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Samu Heikkilä (born 1971), Finnish film editor
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Samu Isosalo (born 1981), Finnish ice hockey player
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Samu Kerevi (born 1993), Fijian-Australian rugby union player
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Samu Manoa (born 1985), American rugby union player
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Samu Nieminen (born 1992), Finnish association football player
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Samu Pecz (1854–1922), Hungarian architect and academic
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Samu Sunim (1941–2022), Korean Buddhist monk
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Samu Valelala, Fijian rugby league player
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Samu Vilkman, Finnish ice hockey player
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Samu Wara
Samu Wara (born 24 January 1986) is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is on the Rugby union positions#14. wing, wing.
Background
Samu Wara was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Career
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(born 1986), Australian rugby union footballer
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Samu (footballer)
Fábio Samuel Amorim Silva (born 21 April 1996), known as Samu, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vitória de Guimarães.
Club career Boavista
Samu was born in Mozelos (Santa Maria da Feira), Aveiro Distri ...
(born 1996), Portuguese footballer
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Samú (born 2000), Portuguese footballer
See also
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Samuel (name)
Samuel (Hebrew language, Hebrew: שְׁמוּאֵל ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian Hebrew, Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl'') is a male name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "name of God", deriving from the Hebrew Shem (שֵׁם) (which means "name") ...
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Samu (surname)
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Samu (disambiguation)
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Finnish masculine given names
Masculine given names