Samuel is traditionally rendered "heard by God" or, in some readings, "name of God," with scholars divided on the precise construction of its Hebrew roots. What persists across the debate is a sense of being attended to -- a request or a life taken seriously rather than overlooked.
The comets should be used when they appear and in what they rule; just as fixed stars, they have to be used according to each one's nature. - Picatrix (Andalusia, ~1000.AD)