Given name
Shallum
“recompense”·“retribution”
Shallum is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewשלום
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Shallum means “recompense” or “retribution.”
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Where it comes from
Shallum is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb shalem (שלם), “to be or make whole or complete.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Shallum appears in 2 Kings 15:10-15, Jeremiah 22:11, Ezra 2:42 and 4 other passages.
- 2 Kings 15:10-15
- Jeremiah 22:11
- Ezra 2:42
- Nehemiah 7:45
- Ezra 10:24
- Nehemiah 3:12
- Nehemiah 3:15
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Shallum’s family of names
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 25
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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- Shelomothshares a root
- Shalmanshares a root
- Shulammiteshares a root
- Shelumielshares a root
- Shelomithshares a root
- Shelomishares a root
- Shelemiahshares a root
- Shalmaishares a root
- Shallunshares a root
- Salmoneshares a root
- Salamisshares a root
- Bishlamshares a root
- Abishalomshares a root
- Meshullamshares a root
- Meshillemothshares a root
- Meshillemithshares a root
- Meshelemiahshares a root
Similar names
If you love Shallum, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% boys
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>99% boys
Shashai
“whitish”
>99% boys
Shechem
“shoulder” · “personal interest”
>99% boys
Shelesh
“triad” · “third”
>99% boys
Shebuel
“captive of El”
>99% boys
Sallu
“heaping up” · “highway making”
60% boys · 40% girls