Solomon

English

From Latin Solomōn (variant of Salomon), from Ancient Greek Σολομών (Solomṓn), from Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה‎ (Shlomo), from שָׁלוֹם‎ (shalom, “peace”).

Solomon

In the Old Testament and Qur'an, a king of Israel famous for his wisdom.
- 1611, Bible (King James Version), 1 Kings 4:34:
  :
  And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.
A male given name.

king of Israel

Arabic: سُلَيْمَان‎‎ (ar) m (sulaymān), سُلَيْمَٰن‎‎ m (sulaymān) (archaic)
Aramaic:
Syriac: ܫܠܝܡܘܢ‎‎
Armenian: Սողոմոն (Sołomon)
Catalan: Salomó (ca) m
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 (zh), 所罗门 (zh) (Suǒluómén), 撒羅滿 (zh), 撒罗满 (zh) (Sāluómǎn) (Roman Catholicism)
Czech: Šalamoun (cs) m
Danish: Salomo
Dutch: Salomo (nl)
Estonian: Saalomon
Finnish: Salomo (fi)
French: Salomon (fr), Solayman
Old French: Salemon
German: Salomo m, Salomon (de) m, Solomon m
Greek: Σολομών (el) m (Solomón)
Haitian Creole: Salomon
Hausa: Sulemanu
Hawaiian: Solomona
Hebrew: שְׁלֹמֹה‎‎ m (Shlomo)
Hindi: सुलेमान (hi) (Sulemān)

male given name

Solomon (plural Solomons)

A person of unusual wisdom.
A very large champagne bottle (named after the king) with the capacity of about 20 liters, equivalent to 28 standard bottles.

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σολομών (Solomṓn), from Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה‎ (sh'lomo), from שָׁלוֹם‎ (shalóm, “peace”).

Solomōn m (genitive Solomōnis); third declension

Third declension.

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