The story behind Sulemān
Borrowed from Classical Persian سُلَیْمَان (sulaymān), from Arabic سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān), from Classical Syriac ܫܠܹܝܡܘܿܢ (š'lêmōn), from Ancient Greek Σολομών (Solomṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה (šĕlōmōʰ).
Pronunciation
Hindi; Hindi; Standard: /sʊ.leː.mɑːn/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: [sʊ.leː.mä̃ːn]
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Names Similar to Sulemān
Saifuddin
From Arabic سَيْفُ ٱلدِين (sayfu d-dīn).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Şemsettin
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish شمس الدین (şems ed-din), from Arabic شَمْس الدِّين (šams ad-dīn, “sun of the religion”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Süleyman
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سلیمان (Süleymân), from Arabic سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān), from Classical Syriac ܫܠܹܝܡܘܿܢ (š'lêmōn), from Ancient Greek Σολομών (Solomṓn), from…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Deraman
Contraction of Abdul Rahman, which is from Arabic عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَن (ʕabdu r-raḥman).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Fahrettin
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish فخر الدين, borrowed from Arabic فَخْر الدِّين (faḵr ad-dīn, “glory of the religion”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ramadan
Borrowed from Arabic رَمَضَان (ramaḍān).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Sulemān
Abaz
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس (ʼabbas), from Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, literally “frowning; lion”). For the final /z/ compare abanoz. Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abbas
From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, “one who frowns a lot; untamed lion”), from عَبَسَ (ʕabasa, “to frown”), the title of the eightieth sura of the Qur'an. From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdoel
From the Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd, “servant [of]”) + ال (al-, “the”), not a complete name in Arabic.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Sulemān
Aaliyah
Popularized by American singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001). Transliteration of Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abacar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abbas
From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, “one who frowns a lot; untamed lion”), from عَبَسَ (ʕabasa, “to frown”), the title of the eightieth sura of the Qur'an. From Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length