Save Gender Masculine Usage Russian (Archaic), Belarusian (Archaic), Ukrainian (Archaic) Scripts Самуіл, Самойл, Самійло(Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian) Pronounced Pron. [ˈsɐm.ojɫ](Russian) [sa.mu.ˈiɫ](Belarusian) [sɐ.ˈmij.ɫo](Ukrainian) [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsSamoil Meaning & History East Slavic archaic variant of Samuel. See related surname Samoylov.