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How do you pronounce Samuel?

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helppleaseonnames · 01/12/2016 02:12

I thought it was Sam-yall? (Yall rhymes with ball) of course accents are different, so basically is it 1 or 2 syllables?

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LAmusic · 01/12/2016 07:36

Sam-yule

rainbow99 · 01/12/2016 07:35

Sam you ul
Never ever heard it with 2 syllables and it's one of my children's names

TobleroneBoo · 01/12/2016 07:33

Sam Yule

HearTheThunderRoar · 01/12/2016 07:24

Sam-Yule

AButterfly · 01/12/2016 07:13

Thinking about it it probably should be three syllables as that is how we used to say it as kids when we were teasing a southerner who moved to our school ( yes I know that is cruel but kids often are and obviously I wouldn't do it now). "Sam-you-all"

WaitrosePigeon · 01/12/2016 07:13

Sam-Yull

OhTheRoses · 01/12/2016 07:08

Sam you el.

DollyPlastic · 01/12/2016 07:08

I've never ever heard it with three syllables.

It's Sam Yool. Shock

NoSunNoMoon · 01/12/2016 07:06

3 - Sam yu wull

AButterfly · 01/12/2016 07:03

Sam-yull two syllables with yull rhyming with dull.

PutDownThatLaptop · 01/12/2016 06:58

Depends entirely on accent. My son's name, and here we would say Sam-yoo-al.

RueDeDay · 01/12/2016 06:50

Another 2 syllable "Sam-yool" here

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twentiethcenturybitch · 01/12/2016 06:24

Another Sam-yull here. It's definitely accent specific. I can hear what you all mean about Sam- you-ell in other accents.

Pluto30 · 01/12/2016 06:05

dysl Yep, my Sam has really never been called Samuel. He's always been just Sam.

blueskyinmarch · 01/12/2016 06:05

Probably depends on your accent. I am Scottish and would say Sam-Yule.

lizzieoak · 01/12/2016 05:58

You people are shocking me.

dylsmimi · 01/12/2016 04:54

Sam -yull

But I would imagine its most likely to be shortened to just sam

EsmeCordelia · 01/12/2016 04:48

I wold say Sam-u-well. My French friend says Sam Well (her sons name)

Pluto30 · 01/12/2016 03:45

Sam-yule.

DS1's name. Smile

ViewBasket · 01/12/2016 03:09

Sam-yul

Oblomov16 · 01/12/2016 03:07

Sam-you- ull.

BusterGonad · 01/12/2016 03:02

2 for me. Sam-yall.

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helppleaseonnames · 01/12/2016 03:02

Yes real!!

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realhousewife23 · 01/12/2016 03:00

Sam-yule. 2 syllables.

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