Solomon

Where Solomon comes from

From Latin Solomōn (variant of Salomon), from Ancient Greek Σολομών (Solomṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה (šĕlōmōʰ), from שָׁלוֹם (šālōm, “peace”). Doublet of Shlomo and Suleiman.
— Wiktionary's entry for Solomon
  • Ancient Greek
  • 3 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1021
    Solomon ibn Gabirol born
    11th-century Andalusian poet and Jewish philosopher
  2. 1880
    First SSA year, and the peak
    #196 among boys with 62 babies — the first year on record, and still its best.
  3. 1940
    Solomon Burke born
    American singer
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Ancient Greek [in turn from Hebrew], feminine equivalent Salome.
Namesakes
  • Solomon ibn Gabirol · 11th-century Andalusian poet and Jewish philosopher, 1021–1058
  • Solomon Burke · American singer, 1940–2010
  • Solomon Asch · Polish-American psychologist, 1907–1996
  • Solomon Northup · free-born African American kidnapped by slave-traders, 1808–1864
  • Solomon Lefschetz · Jewish American mathematician, 1884–1972

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.