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Solomon
Russian icon of King Solomon.
Pronunciation/sɒləmən/
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameHebrew
Meaning"Man of Peace"
Other names
Alternative spellingSalomon
Related namesSuleiman, Salomão, Shlomo, Zalman

Solomon is a Hebrew-derived surname and given name; Sol as a given name is usually a form of "Solomon". Its Hebrew form, Shlomo שלמה is related to the word shalom ("peace");[1] and is often chosen in part as a reference to the well-known King Solomon mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. (The Arabic name سليمان, Suleiman or Sulayman, also meaning "peace", is regarded as equivalent to Solomon, and the Islamic prophet Suleiman and King Solomon are generally regarded as accounts of the same person.)

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Surname

Fictional characters

  • Dick Solomon, lead character of the television sitcom '3rd Rock from the Sun'
  • Sally Solomon, character in the television sitcom '3rd Rock from the Sun'
  • Harry Solomon, character in the television sitcom '3rd Rock from the Sun'
  • Tommy Solomon, character in the television sitcom '3rd Rock from the Sun'
  • Peter Solomon, character in Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol
  • Katherine Solomon, character in Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol

See also

References

  1. ^ Kaplan, Aryeh (1989). The Bahir. p. 130. ISBN 0-87728-618-3.