Given name · also Arabic
Süleyman
Süleyman is a masculine given name from Arabic, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Turkish and Azerbaijani.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Süleyman comes from Arabic, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Arabic سُلَيْمَان, from Classical Syriac ܫܠܹܝܡܘܿܢ (š'lêmōn), from Ancient Greek Σολομών, from Biblical Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה (šĕlōmōʰ).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Süleyman’s family of names
In Azerbaijani usage, Süleyman has a conventional equivalent in the English form Solomon. In Turkish usage, Süleyman has a conventional equivalent in the German form Salomon. In Turkish usage, Süleyman has a conventional equivalent in the French form SOULEYMANE.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Süleyman has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Arabic roots to each of them.
5 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 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Süleyman
- Süleyman Demirel9th President of the Republic of Turkey (1924-2015)
- Suleiman II20th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1687–1691)1642–1691
- Suleyman ShahTurkish khan1167–1227
- Süleyman SoyluTurkish politician (born 1969)
- Süleyman NazifTurkish poet (1870–1927)
- Süleyman AtlıTurkish wrestler (born 1994)
- Sarı Süleyman PashaOttoman politician and Grand Vizier1627–1687
- Suleyman VazirovSoviet politician (1910–1973)
- Süleyman KaradenizTurkish wrestler (born 1995)
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