Given name

Schalom

“peace”

Schalom is a given name from Hebrew. It is used in German.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Schalom goes back to a word meaning “peace.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Schalom comes from Hebrew.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Schalom’s family of names

In German usage, Schalom has a conventional equivalent in the English form Shalom. In German usage, Schalom has a related form in Shalom. In German usage, Schalom has a conventional equivalent in the Kazakh form Шалом.

Walk Schalom’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Schalom has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.

Hebrew

2 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Schalom, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hebrew

Schatz

“treasure”

No U.S. birth series

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Hebrew

Shapham

“bald” · “fence keeper”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Abishalom

“father of peace” · “my father is peace”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Salomé

“peace”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Hebrew

Salomè

Salomè is a feminine given name from Hebrew. It is used in Italian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Shammoth

“wastes” · “deserts”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Shallun

“retribution”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Hebrew

Yocom

Yocom is a surname from Hebrew.

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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