Sawyl
The Welsh Bible's form of the Hebrew name Samuel, generally explained as "name of God" or, on another reading, "God has heard".
Meaning and origin
Sawyl reached the Brythonic-speaking kingdoms of early Britain as a borrowing of the biblical Samuel, one of many Hebrew names that entered Welsh once Christianity took hold.
How to pronounce Sawyl
| Welsh (United Kingdom) | SOW-il /ˈsau̯ɨl/ |
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