Given name

Shelesh

“triad”·“third”

Shelesh is used as a given name.

Original Hebrewשלש

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a biblical name, Shelesh means “triad” or “third.”

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Where it comes from

Shelesh is a biblical name from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From the Hebrew noun shalosh (שלש), “three.”

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In the Bible

In the Bible, the name Shelesh appears in 1 Chronicles 7:35.

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See also 2

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

Similar names

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

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Shephi

“border guy” · “bony guy”

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Sheshai

“whitish”

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Heresh

“silent” · “esoteric”

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>99% boys

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Shillem

“recompense” · “retribution”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Shelomoth

“peaceful” · “retribution”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Teresh

“but perhaps feared” · “desired or austere”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Shelesh’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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A sister for Shelesh