Given name & surname
Salu
“heaping up”·“highway making”
Salu is a surname. It is used in Portuguese and Estonian.
Original Hebrewסלוא
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Salu means “heaping up” or “highway making.”
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Where it comes from
Salu is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
In Portuguese usage, Salu is an affectionate form of SALUSTIANO. In Portuguese usage, Salu is an affectionate form of SALUSTIANA.
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Salu appears in Numbers 25:14.
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Salu’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Salu is an affectionate form of SALUSTIANO. In Portuguese usage, Salu is an affectionate form of SALUSTIANA.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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