Samu

Diminutive of Samuel.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑmu/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝mu]
• Rhymes: -ɑmu
• Syllabification^(key): Sa‧mu
• Hyphenation^(key): Sa‧mu

Samu

1. a male given name, short for Samuel and Samuli

• Samu is the 117^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 5,527 male individuals (and as a middle name to 734 more), and also belongs to 8 female individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

• masu, musa, suma, usma

Shortening of Sámuel.

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃɒmu]
• Hyphenation: Sa‧mu

Samu

1. a diminutive of the male given name Sámuel
2. a male given name

• IPA^(key): /ˈsamu/ [ˈsa.mu]
• Rhymes: -amu
• Syllabification: Sa‧mu

Samu m

1. a diminutive of the male given name Samuel

• IPA^(key): /sà.mũ̀/

Sàmù

1. A senior traditional chieftaincy title in Ọ̀yọ́, a member of the Ọ̀yọ́mèsì. Traditionally, upon the death of the Alaafin, the bearer of this title must commit ritual suicide and is then buried alongside the monarch