Shiloh
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Hebrew
"tranquil"
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Shiloh Origin and Meaning
The name Shiloh is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "tranquil".
Haunting biblical and Civil War place-name; now unisex—especially after the mega-high-profile Brangelina couple picked it for their daughter. It debuted in the Top 1000 for boys in 2015.
Many people may associate this name with the 1990s family film about a dog.
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Famous People Named Shiloh
- Shiloh Thomas FernandezAmerican actor
- Shiloh KeoAmerican NFL football player
- Shiloh King StrongAmerican actor/director; brother of actor Rider Strong
- Shiloh SelassieAmerican actor
- Shiloh Silva Pownall (b. 2016)son of actress Gabriella Wilde and musician Alan Pownall
The name Shiloh in Pop Culture
- "Shiloh" novel by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor about a dog named Shiloh
- ShilohBiblical city in Israel
- Shilohmentioned in Genesis 49:10, in Jacob's blessing of his son Judah
- Shiloh Shepherdbreed of dog
- Shilohearly band of musician Don Henley
- "Shiloh" song by David Berkeley
- The Battle of Shilohmajor battle in the American Civil War, fought April 6,7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee
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