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What does Saul mean?
Saul as a boys' name is pronounced sahl. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Saul is "prayed for". Biblical: the first king of Israel; also the Hebrew name of the apostle Paul. The name was most used in the late 19th century. Author Saul Bellow.
STARTS WITH Sa-
ASSOCIATED WITH biblical, king, 19th century
Variations
VARIANTS Saulo, Shaul, Sol▼, Sollie
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Saul Trace (S.T.), ..
How popular is Saul?
Saul is a very prominent first name for males (#474 out of 1220, Top 39%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#4685 out of 150436, Top 3%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Saul reached its top rank of #270 in the U.S. in 1997, and is presently at #528. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Sol (#1708 IN 2018) and Sollie are the popular variation forms of Saul (#528). Adoption of these forms of Saul reached its peak 108 years ago (USAGE OF 0.1%) and is somewhat less today, with the form Sol becoming less fashionable.
Similar Names
Saul is pronounced similarly to Sail, Sal, Seal, Sewall, Sill, Zale and Zayle. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Gamul (see Gamal), Jul, Paul▼, Poul, Raoul, Raul, Roul, Saad, Sable, Sabr, Sage▲, Sahel, Sahil, Said, Sam▼, Sami, Samm, Samuel, Samy, Savil, Saxe, Shaun▼, Shug and Spud. These names tend to be less frequently used than Saul.
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