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Samuil

Samuil (Bulgarian: Самуил) is a masculine given name used in Bulgarian and other South Slavic languages. It is the Slavic form of the name Samuel, derived from the Hebrew Shmuel, meaning "God has heard." In Cyrillic script it appears as Самуил and has been in use since the Middle Ages; variants include Samuilo and Samuel in other languages.

The most prominent bearer of the name is Tsar Samuil of the Bulgarian Empire (circa 930–1014). A

Today, Samuil remains a common Slavic given name in Bulgaria and North Macedonia and appears in literature

member
of
the
late
10th-century
Cometopuli
dynasty,
he
ruled
the
Bulgarian
state
in
the
late
10th
and
early
11th
centuries,
relocating
the
political
center
to
Ohrid
and
waging
a
long
resistance
against
the
Byzantine
Empire
under
Basil
II.
His
reign
is
remembered
for
the
consolidation
of
Bulgarian
power
in
the
western
Balkans
and
for
sustaining
cultural
and
ecclesiastical
institutions
during
years
of
conflict.
He
died
in
1014
after
protracted
wars
with
Byzantium;
the
region
eventually
came
under
Byzantine
control.
and
historical
references
as
the
Bulgarian
form
of
Samuel.