Given name
Shalman
“covenant of recompense”·“peace in chains”
Shalman is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewשלמנאסר
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Shalman means “covenant of recompense” or “peace in chains.”
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Where it comes from
Shalman 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,” and the Hebrew verb 'asar (אסר), “to bind.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Shalman appears in 2 Kings 17:3, 2 Kings 15:29, Hosea 10:14 and 1 other passage.
- 2 Kings 17:3
- 2 Kings 15:29
- Hosea 10:14
- Hosea 5:13
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Shalman’s family of names
See also 24
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Salemshares a root
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- Salimshares a root
- Islamshares a root
- Jerusalemshares a root
- Muslimshares a root
- Absalomshares a root
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- Shulammiteshares a root
- Shelumielshares a root
- Shelomithshares a root
- Shelomishares a root
- Shelemiahshares a root
- Shalmaishares a root
- Shallunshares a root
- Shallumshares a root
- Salmoneshares a root
- Salamisshares a root
- Meshullamshares a root
- Meshillemothshares a root
- Meshillemithshares a root
- Meshelemiahshares a root
- Bishlamshares a root
- Abishalomshares a root
Similar names
If you love Shalman, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“whitish” · “lily”
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Shamer
“guard” · “dregs”
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“one who sets a snare” · “fowler”
60% boys · 40% girls
Medan
“strife” · “judgment”
71% boys · 29% girls
Katan
“that small one” · “toward smallness”
59% boys · 41% girls
Sallu
“heaping up” · “highway making”
60% boys · 40% girls
Salu
“heaping up” · “highway making”
68% boys · 32% girls