Given name
Sulaymān
“a peaceful man”
Sulaymān is a form of Solomon. One Hebrew interpretation is “a peaceful man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sulaymān is a form of Solomon. One Hebrew interpretation is “a peaceful man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sulaymān is a form of Solomon. An origin associated with Solomon is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Sulaymān is a form of Solomon. The history of Solomon gives this family its wider story. Solomon has a place in biblical naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Sulaymān’s family of names
Sulaymān is a form of Solomon. Sulaymān has a related form in Suleiman. Sulaymān has a related form in Siliman.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
If you love Sulaymān, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
sumeōn
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Salamun
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Solomṓn
“peace”
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Sulë
Sulë is a masculine given name. It is used in Albanian.
>99% boys
simōn
“snub-nosed”
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Sammea
“God has heard” · “asked of God”
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Samoyla
“God has heard” · “asked of God”
>99% boys
Joonatan
“God has given”
>99% boys