Given name · Yiddish
זלמן
זלמן (zalmen) is a masculine given name. It is used in Yiddish.
YiddishWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: Solomon.
Meaning & origin
זלמן’s family of names
In Yiddish usage, זלמן shares a linguistic root with the German form Salomon. In Yiddish usage, זלמן has a conventional equivalent in the English form Solomon. In Yiddish usage, זלמן can be written in the Roman alphabet as Zalmen.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
זלמן has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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