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The Name Solomon - Origin and Meaning of Solomon
  



The Name Solomon - Origin and Meaning of Solomon


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Solomon

Hebrew

Usage of the Name Solomon

Jewish, English, Biblical

Meaning of the Name Solomon

The name Solomon comes from the Hebrew name Shlomo, which is derived from the Hebrew word "shalom" meaning "peace".

Famous Bearers

King Solomon was a wise ruler of an empire centred on the united Kingdom of Israel. Legends say he was born in Jerusalem about 1000 BC and reigned over Israel from about 970 to 928 BC.
Other bearers include Solomon ibn Gabirol (c. 1021 - c. 1058), a Jewish poet and philosopher; Solomon ben Abraham of Montpellier, a 13th-century Provençal rabbi and Talmudist; Solomon Schechter (1847 - 1915), a Romanian-English rabbi, scholar, and educator; Solomon Burke (1940 - 2010), an American singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur.
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