Solomon ( name ) - wikipedia Solomon ( name ) Solomon Russian icon of King Solomon. Pronunciation / sɒləmən / Gender Male Origin Word / name Hebrew Meaning `` Man of Peace '' Other names Alternative spelling Salomon Related names Suleiman, Sulayman, Salomão, Shlomo, Zalman Solomon is a Hebrew - derived surname and given name ; Sol as a given name is usually a form of `` Solomon ''. Its Aramaic form, Shlomo ܫܠܡܐ is related to the word shalom ( `` peace '' ) ; and is often chosen in part as a reference to the well - known King Solomon mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. ( The Arabic name سليمان, Suleiman or Sulayman, also meaning `` peace '', is regarded as equivalent to Solomon, and the Islamic prophet Suleiman and King Solomon are generally regarded as accounts of the same person. ) Contents 1 Single name 2 Given name 3 Surname 4 Fictional characters 5 See also 6 References Single name Solomon ( Σολομών ), ancient Koine Greek name, derived from 3rd cent. B.C.E. Septuagint translation of the Hebrew name שְׁלֹמֹה ( Shelomoh ). Solomon ( Byzantine general ), 6th - century Byzantine eunuch general, governor of Africa Solomon the Eunuch, associate of Byzantine general Belisarius Solomon of Hungary Solomon I of Imereti Solomon II of Imereti Solomon of Montpellier, a 13th - century Rabbi Solomon ( pianist ), the professional name of the British pianist Solomon Cutner Solomon ( rapper ) ( born 1991 ) American electronic hip - pop recording artist Given name Solomon Brannan, American football player Solomon Busendich ( born 1984 ) Kenyan long - distance runner Solomon Burke ( 1940 -- 2010 ) American recording artist Solomon Elimimian ( born 1986 ), American football player Solomon Ferris ( c. 1748 - 1803 ), British naval officer Solomon kaDinuzulu ( 1891 -- 1933 ) king of the Zulu nation from 1913 until 1933 Sol Lesser, film producer Solomon Luna ( 1858 - 1912 ), American rancher and banker. Solomon Northup ( 1808 - c. 1863 ), free black man kidnapped into slavery Sol Rosenberg, businessman and Dachau concentration camp survivor Sol Stern, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute Solomon Sufrin ( 1881 -- 1931 ), New York assemblyman Solomon Trujillo ( born 1951 ) American businessman Sol Wachtler, former Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals Surname Abraham Solomon, British painter Albert Solomon ( 1876 -- 1914 ), Australian politician, premier of Tasmania Anthony M. Solomon ( 1919 -- 2008 ), American Treasury undersecretary and president of the Federal Reserve Board of New York Anu Solomon ( born 1996 ), American football player Charles J. Solomon ( 1906 -- 1975 ), American bridge player Clinton Solomon ( born 1983 ), American football player David Solomon ( disambiguation ), several people Dean Solomon, Australian footballer Duane Solomon American middle distance runner Edward I. Solomon ( born 1946 ), Stanford University chemistry professor Emanuel Solomon ( 1800 -- 1875 ) pioneer of South Australia Francis Darwin Solomon ( 1937 -- 1998 ), American actor, professionally known as Darwin Joston Freddie Solomon, American football player George Solomon, American sportswriter Gerald B.H. Solomon ( 1930 -- 2001 ), American politician Glenn Solomon American physicist Grant Solomon ( born 1995 ), American tennis player Gustave Solomon ( 1930 -- 1996 ), American mathematician and engineer Harold Solomon ( born 1952 ), American tennis player Haym Solomon ( 1740 -- 1785 ), financier of the U.S. in the Revolutionary War Ikey Solomon ( 1785 -- 1850 ), English criminal Jacques Solomon ( 1908 -- 1942 ), French physicist and Marxist Jesse Solomon, American football player Joe Solomon, West Indian cricketer John R. Solomon ( 1910 -- 1985 ), Canadian politician Josh Solomon, guitar player and lead singer of the band Josh and the Empty Pockets Kimberley Solomon, birth name of Kimberly Quinn ( born 1961 ), American journalist, commentator, and magazine publisher Lawrence Solomon, columnist Linda Solomon, music critic Martin K. Solomon, mathematician Martin M. Solomon ( born 1950 ), New York state senator and Supreme Court judge Maynard Solomon, psychologist, music producer, and writer Morris Solomon, Jr., serial killer Mose Solomon ( 1900 -- 1966 ), rabbi and baseball player Norman Solomon, author and media critic Peggy Solomon ( 1909 -- 1995 ), American bridge player Richard Solomon ( disambiguation ), several people Robert Solomon ( disambiguation ), several people Rosalind Fox Solomon ( born 1930 ), American photographer Russ Solomon, founder of Tower Records Samuel Moss Solomon ( 1769 -- 1842 ), early settler in Australia, many notable descendants Shalonda Solomon American sprinter Sheldon Solomon, co-developer of terror management theory Shirley Solomon, Canadian television talk show host Simeon Solomon, British Pre-Raphaelite painter Solomon Joseph Solomon, British Pre-Raphaelite painter Stacey Solomon ( born 1989 ) British singer, television presenter, and model Steven Solomon ( born 1993 ), Australian Olympic sprinter Suniti Solomon ( 1938 or 1939 -- 2015 ), Indian physician and microbiologist Susan Solomon ( born 1956 ), atmospheric chemist, MIT faculty Vaiben Louis Solomon ( 1853 -- 1908 ) first mayor of Darwin and 21st premier of South Australia Vonzell Solomon, American singer Willie Solomon, basketball player Fictional characters Dick Solomon, lead character of the television sitcom ' 3rd Rock from the Sun ' Sally Solomon, character in the television sitcom ' 3rd Rock from the Sun ' Harry Solomon, character in the television sitcom ' 3rd Rock from the Sun ' Tommy Solomon, character in the television sitcom ' 3rd Rock from the Sun ' Peter Solomon, character in Dan Brown 's The Lost Symbol Katherine Solomon, character in Dan Brown 's The Lost Symbol Solomon Grundy, villain character from DC Comics comic books and TV series See also Solomon ( disambiguation ) Solomons ( disambiguation ) Salman Sol ( given name ) References Jump up ^ Kaplan, Aryeh ( 1989 ). The Bahir. p. 130. ISBN 0 - 87728 - 618 - 3. Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Solomon_(name)&oldid=850147198 '' Categories : Given names Surnames Hidden categories : Articles with short description All set index articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 13 July 2018, at 23 : 09 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: where does the last name solomon come from
Answer: Hebrew