English
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Solomon (countable and uncountable, plural Solomons)
- (biblical) In the Old Testament and Qur'an, a king of Israel famous for his wisdom; father of King Rehoboam and the son of King David.
- (countable) A male given name from Ancient Greek [in turn from Hebrew], feminine equivalent Salome.
2025 January 22, Channel2 NOW Staff, “Solomon Henderson, Antioch High School shooter’s manifesto leaked”, in Channel2 NOW[1]:Authorities have identified Solomon Henderson, a 17-year-old student, as the suspect in the Antioch High School shooting in Nashville, Tennessee.
- (countable) A surname from Hebrew.
- An unincorporated community in Nome Census Area, Alaska, United States.
- A minor city in Dickinson County and Saline County, Kansas, United States.
- An electoral division in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Derived terms
Translations
king of Israel
- Afrikaans: Salomo
- Albanian: Salomón-i m, Solomón-i m
- Amharic: ሰሎሞን (sälomon)
- Arabic: سُلَيْمَان (ar) m (sulaymān), سُلَيْمٰن m (sulaymān) (archaic)
- Aramaic:
- Syriac: ܫܠܝܡܘܢ (šlēmōn)
- Armenian: Սողոմոն (Soġomon)
- Azerbaijani: Süleyman (az)
- Belarusian: Саламо́н m (Salamón)
- Bengali: সোলেমান (śōleman)
- Bulgarian: Соломон m (Solomon)
- Catalan: Salomó (ca) m
- Cherokee: ᏐᎵᎼᏅ (solimonv), ᏐᎳᎹᏅ (solamanv), ᏐᎵᎹᏅ (solimanv)
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 所羅門 / 所罗门 (so2 lo4 mun4), 撒羅滿 / 撒罗满 (saat3 lo4 mun5) (Roman Catholicism)
- Mandarin: 所羅門 / 所罗门 (zh) (Suǒluómén), 撒羅滿 / 撒罗满 (zh) (Sāluómǎn) (Roman Catholicism), 索洛蒙 (Suǒluòméng) (Orthodox)
- Comorian:
- Maore Comorian: Sulaimana
- Ngazidja Comorian: Sulaimana
- Czech: Šalamoun (cs) m
- Danish: Salomo
- Dutch: Salomo (nl)
- Esperanto: Salomono
- Estonian: Saalomon
- Finnish: Salomo (fi)
- French: Salomon (fr), Solayman
- Old French: Salemon
- Galician: Salomón (gl)
- German: Salomo m, Salomon (de) m, Solomon m
- Greek: Σολομών (el) m (Solomón)
- Ancient Greek: Σολομών m (Solomṓn)
- Haitian Creole: Salomon
- Hausa: Sulemanu
- Hawaiian: Solomona
- Hebrew: שְׁלֹמֹה (he) m (sh'lomo)
- Hindi: सुलेमान (hi) m (sulemān), सुलैमान (sulaimān)
- Hungarian: Salamon (hu)
- Indonesian: Sulaiman
- Irish: Solamh m
- Italian: Salomone (it) m
- Japanese: ソロモン (ja) (Soromon)
- Kapampangan: Suleman, Solomon
- Kazakh: Сүлеймен (Süleimen)
- Korean: 솔로몬 (Sollomon)
- Kyrgyz: Сулейман (Suleyman)
- Latin: Salomon m
- Macedonian: Соломон m (Solomon)
- Malay: Sulaiman (used by Muslims), Salomo (used by Christians)
- Manchu: ᠰᠣᠯᠣᠮᠣᠩ (solomong)
- Norwegian: Salomo
- Pashto: سليمان m
- Persian: سلیمان (fa) (soleymân)
- Polish: Salomon (pl) m
- Portuguese: Salomão (pt) m
- Romanian: Solomon
- Russian: Соломо́н (ru) m (Solomón)
- Sicilian: Salamuni m
- Spanish: Salomón (es)
- Swedish: Salomo (sv)
- Tajik: Сулаймон (tg) (Sulaymon)
- Thai: โซโลมอน (soo-loo-mɔɔn)
- Turkish: Süleyman (tr)
- Ukrainian: Соломо́н m (Solomón)
- Urdu: سُلَیمان m
- Uzbek: Sulaymon
- Yiddish: שלמה (Shloyme)
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male given name
- Albanian: Salomón-i m, Solomón-i m, Sulejmán-i m, Sylejmán-i m
- Amharic: ሱለይማን m (suläyman)
- Arabic: سُلَيْمَان (ar) (sulaymān)
- Armenian: Սողոմոն (Soġomon)
- Azerbaijani: Süleyman (az)
- Bashkir: Сөләймән (Söləymən)
- Belarusian: Саламо́н m (Salamón)
- Bengali: সুলাইমান (śulaiman)
- Breton: Salaun (br) m
- Bulgarian: Соломон m (Solomon)
- Catalan: Salomó (ca) m
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 所羅門 / 所罗门 (zh) (Suǒluómén)
- Finnish: Salomo (fi), Salomon (fi)
- Galician: Salomón (gl)
- Greek: Σολομών (el) m (Solomón), Σουλεϊμάν (el) m (Souleïmán)
- Ancient Greek: Σολομών m (Solomṓn)
- Greenlandic: Saalu
- Haitian Creole: Salomon
- Hausa: Sulemanu
- Hawaiian: Kolomona
- Hebrew: שְׁלֹמֹה (he) m (sh'lomo)
- Hungarian: Salamon (hu)
- Kapampangan: Suleman, Solomon
- Kazakh: Сүлеймен (Süleimen)
- Kurdish:
- Central Kurdish: سِلێمان (silêman)
- Kyrgyz: Сулейман (Suleyman), Сулайман (Sulayman)
- Malay: Sulaiman, Suleman, Leman
- Persian: سلیمان (fa) (soleymân)
- Polish: Salomon (pl) m
- Portuguese: Salomão (pt) m
- Romanian: Solomon
- Russian: Соломо́н (ru) m (Solomón), Сулейма́н (ru) m (Sulejmán)
- Scottish Gaelic: Solamh m
- Sicilian: Salamuni m
- Tajik: Сулаймон (tg) (Sulaymon)
- Tatar: Сөләйман (Söläyman)
- Turkish: Süleyman (tr)
- Turkmen: Süleýman
- Urdu: سُلَیمان m
- Uzbek: Sulaymon
- Yiddish: שלמה m (shloyme), זלמן m (zalman)
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Noun
Solomon (plural Solomons)
- A person of unusual wisdom.
- A very large champagne bottle (named after the king) with the capacity of 18 liters, equivalent to 24 standard bottles.
- Synonym: Melchior
Translations
very large champagne bottle
See also
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σολομών (Solomṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה (šĕlōmōʰ), from שָׁלוֹם (šālōm, “peace”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Solomōn m sg (genitive Solomōnis); third declension
- Solomon
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Descendants
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Соломонъ (Solomonŭ).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Solomon m
- a village in Gârbou, Sălaj County, Romania
- a surname