Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. /sy.lej.ˈman/(Turkish)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Turkish form of Solomon. Süleyman the Magnificent was a sultan of the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century. He expanded Ottoman territory into Europe and Persia, reformed the government, and completed several great building projects.

Related Names

Rootshalom
Other Languages & CulturesSulejman(Albanian) Sulaiman, Sulayman(Arabic) Solomon(Biblical) Salomo(Biblical Dutch) Salomon(Biblical French) Salomo(Biblical German) Salomon, Solomon(Biblical Greek) Shelomo(Biblical Hebrew) Salomone(Biblical Italian) Salomon, Solomon(Biblical Latin) Salomon(Biblical Polish) Salomón(Biblical Spanish) Sulejman, Suljo(Bosnian) Solomon(English) Salomon(French) Shalom, Shlomo(Hebrew) Suleiman(History) Salamon(Hungarian) Sulaiman(Indonesian) Solomon, Sol, Solly(Jewish) Suleimen(Kazakh) Sulayman(Kyrgyz) Sulaiman(Malay) Salomão(Portuguese) Shalim(Semitic Mythology) Salomón(Spanish) Süleýman(Turkmen) Souleymane(Western African) Zalman(Yiddish)
Same SpellingSüleýman

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   strong   strange   complex   serious  

Images

Süleyman the Magnificent depicted in an Ottoman miniatureSüleyman the Magnificent depicted in an Ottoman miniature

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Entry updated December 7, 2022