Meanings
plural Solomons
- countableuncountablebiblicalIn the Old Testament and Qur'an, a king of Israel famous for his wisdom; father of King Rehoboam and the son of King David.
And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Kings 4:34 - countableA male given name from Ancient Greek [in turn from Hebrew], feminine equivalent Salome.
Authorities have identified Solomon Henderson, a 17-year-old student, as the suspect in the Antioch High School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee.
2025 January 22, Channel2 NOW Staff, “Solomon Henderson, Antioch High School shooter’s manifesto leaked”, in Channel2 NOW, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2025 - countableA surname from Hebrew.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States.
- countableuncountableA minor city in Dickinson County and Saline County, Kansas, United States.
- countableuncountableAn electoral division in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA very large champagne bottle (named after the king) with the capacity of 18 liters, equivalent to 24 standard bottles.
Origin
- Biblical Hebrewשְׁלֹמֹה
- Ancient GreekΣολομών
- LatinSolomōn
- EnglishSolomon
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.
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Salomo
- Salomoking of Israel
Ancient Greek Σολομών, Σολομών
- Σολομών (Solomṓn)king of Israel
- Σολομών (Solomṓn)male given name
Arabic سُلَيْمَان, سُلَيْمٰن
- سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān)king of Israel
- سُلَيْمٰن (sulaymān)king of Israel
- سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān)male given name
Bengali সোলেমান, সুলাইমান
- সোলেমান (śōleman)king of Israel
- সুলাইমান (śulaiman)male given name
Bulgarian Соломон, Соломон
- Соломонking of Israel
- Соломонmale given name
- Соломонperson of unusual wisdom
- Соломонvery large champagne bottle
Catalan Salomó, Salomó
- Salomóking of Israel
- Salomómale given name
Chinese Cantonese 所羅門 /所罗门, 撒羅滿 /撒罗满
- 所羅門 /所罗门king of Israel
- 撒羅滿 /撒罗满 (saat³ lo⁴ mun⁵)king of Israel
Chinese Mandarin 所羅門 /所罗门, 撒羅滿 /撒罗满
- 所羅門 /所罗门 (Suǒluómén)king of Israel
- 撒羅滿 /撒罗满 (Sāluómǎn)king of Israel
- 索洛蒙 (Suǒluòméng)king of Israel
- 所羅門 /所罗门 (Suǒluómén)male given name
Czech Šalamoun
- Šalamounking of Israel
Danish Salomo
- Salomoking of Israel
Dutch Salomo
- Salomoking of Israel
Esperanto Salomono
- Salomonoking of Israel
Estonian Saalomon
- Saalomonking of Israel
Finnish Salomo, Salomo
- Salomoking of Israel
- Salomomale given name
- Salomonmale given name
French Salomon, Solayman
- Salomonking of Israel
- Solaymanking of Israel
German Salomo, Salomon
- Salomoking of Israel
- Salomonking of Israel
- Solomonking of Israel
Greek Σολομών, Σολομών
- Σολομών (Solomón)king of Israel
- Σολομών (Solomón)male given name
- Σουλεϊμάν (Souleïmán)male given name
Hawaiian Solomona, Kolomona
- Solomonaking of Israel
- Kolomonamale given name
Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה, שְׁלֹמֹה
- שְׁלֹמֹה (sh'lomo)king of Israel
- שְׁלֹמֹה (sh'lomo)male given name
Hindi सुलेमान, सुलैमान
- सुलेमान (sulemān)king of Israel
- सुलैमान (sulaimān)king of Israel
Hungarian Salamon, Salamon
- Salamonking of Israel
- Salamonmale given name
Indonesian Sulaiman
- Sulaimanking of Israel
Irish Solamh
- Solamhking of Israel
Italian Salomone
- Salomoneking of Israel
Japanese ソロモン
- ソロモン (Soromon)king of Israel
Korean 솔로몬
- 솔로몬 (Sollomon)king of Israel
Latin Salomon
- Salomonking of Israel
Malay Sulaiman, Salomo
- Sulaimanking of Israel
- Salomoking of Israel
- Sulaimanmale given name
- Sulemanmale given name
- Lemanmale given name
Norwegian Salomo
- Salomoking of Israel
Persian سلیمان, سلیمان
- سلیمان (soleymân)king of Israel
- سلیمان (soleymân)male given name
Polish Salomon, Salomon
- Salomonking of Israel
- Salomonmale given name
Portuguese Salomão, Salomão
- Salomãoking of Israel
- Salomãomale given name
Romanian Solomon, Solomon
- Solomonking of Israel
- Solomonmale given name
Russian Соломо́н, Соломо́н
- Соломо́н (Solomón)king of Israel
- Соломо́н (Solomón)male given name
- Сулейма́н (Sulejmán)male given name
Scottish Gaelic Solamh
- Solamhmale given name
Spanish Salomón
- Salomónking of Israel
Swedish Salomo
- Salomoking of Israel
Thai โซโลมอน
- โซโลมอน (soo-loo-mɔɔn)king of Israel
Turkish Süleyman, Süleyman
- Süleymanking of Israel
- Süleymanmale given name
Ukrainian Соломо́н
- Соломо́н (Solomón)king of Israel
Urdu سُلَیمان, سُلَیمان
- سُلَیمانking of Israel
- سُلَیمانmale given name
Welsh Selyf, Selyf
- Selyfking of Israel
- Selyfmale given name
Yiddish שלמה, שלמה
- שלמה (Shloyme)king of Israel
- שלמה (shloyme)male given name
- זלמן (zalman)male given name
Cite this entry
Solomon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Solomon
“Solomon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Solomon. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Solomon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Solomon.
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