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What does Solomon mean?
Solomon 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced SAH-lah-mun. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Solomon 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. Also form of Shalom.
ENDS WITH -on
ASSOCIATED WITH peace, biblical, book (literary), wisdom, gift, 18th century
Variations
VARIANTS Salmon, Salomo, Salomon, Salomone, Shalmon, Sol▼, Solaman, Sollie, Soloman
SEE ALSO Salem, Shlomo, Sulayman, Zalman
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Solomon Clark (S.C.), ..
How popular is Solomon?
Solomon is a very prominent first name for men (#592 out of 1220, Top 48%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#726 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Solomon reached its peak rank of #236 in the U.S. in the 1880s, and is currently at #388. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Solomon (#388 VIA LATEST LIST) listed in the Top 2000 are Shlomo (#1065), Salem (#1205), Sol (#1708), Salomon, Shalom, Sollie and Soloman. These relations of Solomon were at the height of their popularity 108 years ago (MEDIAN #1516) and have remained as common to this day (#1545, 8% LESS USAGE). Solomon has historically been a favorite of parents, although Shlomo seems to be gaining favor too, while Sol is no longer trendy.
Similar Names
Solomon▲ is pronounced similarly to Zalomon. Other recommended sound-alike names are Bollton (see Bolton), Bolton, Coleton, Collton, Colson▲, Colston, Colton▲, Delmon, Donovon, Jolyon, Kolton▲, Salman, Salton, Seldon, Selmo, Shelomo, Shermon, Shimon, Shlomi, Sholom, Shovon, Silvaon, Simon▲, Sloan, Symon, Szymon and Talmon. These names tend to be less frequently used than Solomon.
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