Solomon
[ˈsɒləmən]Meaning
from the Hebrew shelomo, derived from shalom, meaning "peace"
Background Story
Solomon comes from the Hebrew name Shelomo, which was derived from shalom, meaning "peace". It entered English from Latin Solomon, a variant of Salomon, which came from the Ancient Greek Solomōn, from Biblical Hebrew. The name is used in Albanian, Arabic, Azerbaijani and a range of Biblical language forms, and is considered typically Jewish, though it was borne by an 11th-century Hungarian king.
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