The first name Salomon

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About the first name Salomon

Meaning

The name Salomon is linked to Hebrew shalom, “peace”.

Historical origin

The name Salomon comes from Hebrew Shelomoh, the name of King Solomon in the Bible.

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The spread of Salomon owes much to religious usage; in archival sources it may appear in spellings adapted to the language of the record.

Pronunciation:sa-lo-monsalɔm.ɔ̃

Frequency of the first name Salomon by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Salomon by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name SalomonLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Salomon in baptisms by year.5037251201755179918431887193119751755–1759 2 baptisms1760–1764 2 baptisms1780–1784 6 baptisms1790–1794 6 baptisms1795–1799 2 baptisms1805–1809 2 baptisms1810–1814 4 baptisms1815–1819 8 baptisms1820–1824 20 baptisms1825–1829 14 baptisms1830–1834 22 baptisms1835–1839 16 baptisms1840–1844 30 baptisms1845–1849 16 baptisms1850–1854 16 baptisms1855–1859 26 baptisms1860–1864 10 baptisms1865–1869 6 baptisms1870–1874 18 baptisms1875–1879 8 baptisms1880–1884 16 baptisms1885–1889 8 baptisms1890–1894 4 baptisms1895–1899 4 baptisms1900–1904 4 baptisms1910–1914 4 baptisms1955–1959 2 baptisms1975–1979 4 baptisms

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