Solomon - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Solomon \s(o)-lo-

is pronounced SAH-lah-mun. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "peace". Biblical: Solomon, son of David and Bathsheba, succeeded his father as king of Israel. He wrote the Book of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon. The wisdom of Solomon is proverbial because when asked what gift he would have from God, he asked only for the wisdom he would need to rule. Used in the Middle Ages and the 18th century.

Solomon has 9 variant forms: Salmon, Salomo, Salomon, Salomone, Shalmon, Sol, Solaman, Sollie and Soloman.

For more information, see also related names Salem, Shalom, Shlomo, Sulayman and Zalman.

Baby names that sound like Solomon are Zalomon and Salman.

Solomon is a very common first name for men (#592 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#738 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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