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Solomon
Say it: SOL-uh-mun
Meaning
Hebrew Shlomo, from shalom 'peace'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Used by Jewish families throughout history and by Puritans.
Its wave through time
Timeless: in steady use for over a century
In the United States
- 34,321 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1880, about 1 in 1,800 boys
- 726 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Biblical WorldAbout 1200 BC to AD 100
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Colonial Americas1500 to 1800
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| French | Salomon |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Salomón |
| Italian | Salomone |
| Portuguese | Salomão |
| German | Salomon |
| Polish | Salomon |
| Russian | Solomon |
| Hebrew | Shlomo |
Famous bearers
- Solomon, king of Israel
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Puritan church and town records of England and New England
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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