Zalman

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Yiddish form of SOLOMON.

SOLOMON   male   Biblical, English, Jewish
From the Hebrew name שְׁלֹמֹה (Shelomoh) which was derived from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalom) "peace". As told in the Old Testament, Solomon was a king of Israel, the son of David and Bathsheba. He was renowned for his wisdom and wealth. Towards the end of his reign he angered God by turning to idolatry. Supposedly, he was the author of the Book of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon.

This name has never been overly common in the Christian world, and it is considered typically Jewish. It was however borne by an 11th-century Hungarian king.
EQUIVALENTS
ARABIC: Sulaiman, Sulayman
BIBLICAL GREEK: Salomon
BIBLICAL HEBREW: Shelomoh
BIBLICAL LATIN: Salomon
BIBLICAL: Solomon
DANISH: Salomon
ENGLISH: Solomon
FRENCH: Salomon
HEBREW: Shlomo
HISTORY: Suleiman
HUNGARIAN: Salamon
INDONESIAN: Sulaiman
JEWISH: Solomon
MALAY: Sulaiman
NORWEGIAN: Salomon
PORTUGUESE: Salomão
SPANISH: Salomón
SWEDISH: Salomon
TURKISH: Süleyman
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
BOSNIAN: Suljo
JEWISH: Sol, Solly