🔥Solomon

Hebrew

"peace"

Solomon Origin and Meaning

The name Solomon is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "peace".

Solomon, a name that evokes wisdom and peace, is an Old Testament name that, along with other patriarchal classics, is finally beginning to shed its long white beard and step from the pages of the Old Testament into modern nurseries.

Originating from the Hebrew word shalom, meaning peace, Solomon was a favorite of Charles Dickens, who used it for characters in three of his novels.

Solomon Grundy is a name that moved from a nursery rhyme ("Solomon Grundy, born on a Monday") to a DC Comics character to the name of a California rock group.

The biblical Solomon, the son of David and Bathsheba, succeeded his father as king of Israel, and was known for his wisdom ("People came from all the nations to hear the wisdom of Solomon."). He is credited with writing the biblical books Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon—the latter also the title of an acclaimed Toni Morrison novel. The biblical Solomon is that reason that, while the name technically means peace, it also counts among the names that mean wisdom.

Notable bearers of the name include philanthropist Solomon R. Guggenheim, for whom the New York museum is named, and singer-songwriter Solomon Burke, sometimes referred to as "King Solomon."

Solomon Rank in US Top 1000

# 444 in the US

Solomon Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 347 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Solomon

• 444 US 2023
• 347 Nameberry 2025
• 376 Future 2028
• 444 England 2023

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Famous People Named Solomon

• Solomon Robert Guggenheim American businessman, art collector and philanthropist
• Solomon Burke (born James Solomon McDonald) American soul singer
• Solomon ibn Gabirol Andalusian poet and Jewish philosopher
• Solomon Eliot Asch Polish/American Gestalt psychologist
• Solomon Northup American author of the memoir "Twelve Years a Slave"
• Solomon Busendich (born 1984) Kenyan long,distance runner
• Solomon Brannan American football player
• Solomon Elimimian (born 1986) American football player
• Solomon Cutner British pianist
• Solomon Bashir Shakur (b. 1989), son of singer Me'Shell Ndegeocello
• Solomon Sharp son of actors Brad and Keesha Sharp

The name Solomon in Pop Culture

• "Solomon Grundy " English nursery rhyme
• Solomon "Sol" Roth Edward G. Robinson's character in "Soylent Green" (1973)
• Solomon Grundy (Cyrus Gold) DC comics villain and antihero
• Solomon a musical work by Handel
• Solomon King of Urushalim, a character in "The Shadow Prince," the first novel of Philip Armstrong's epic historical fantasy, "The Chronicles of Tupiluliuma"
• Solomon a powerful magician in the Japanese manga series Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
• Solomon Ring an item in Final Fantasy VIII that summons a GF
• Solomon Islands a nation state in the Pacific
• Solomon Coop character in Taboo (TV Series)
• Solomon “Sol” Bergstein character on Netflix’s Grace and Frankie
• Solomon Reed Character in "Cyberpunk 2077, Phantom Liberty"

International Variations of the name Solomon

• Solomon Spanish
• Suleiman Arabic
• Solamh Gaelic
• Shelomoh Yiddish
• Salomon Norwegian
• Zalman Yiddish
• Salaun French
• Salamun Czech
• Salamonas Lithuanian
• Salaman Hungarian
• Lasimonne French
• Salamone Italian
• Salomo German
• Salamon Hungarian
• Shlomo Yiddish
• Salamen Polish