Meshulam as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Meshulam

What is the meaning of the name Meshulam ?

The baby name Meshulam is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Hebrew: me-shu-LAM (meʃuˈlam); English: MEH-shoo-ləm (/mɛˈʃuːləm/).

Meshulam is Hebrew in Origin.

Meshulam is a Hebrew masculine name rooted in the biblical verb sh-l-m, “to be complete, to repay,” the same family as shalom (“peace”). It is typically glossed as “recompensed,” “made whole,” or “at peace,” and sometimes interpreted as “friend.” Attested in the Tanakh as Meshullam, the name belongs to numerous figures in Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah - priests, Levites, and civic leaders active in the post‑exilic restoration.

Across Jewish traditions its spellings vary: Meshullam (scholarly/Biblical), Meshulam or Meshulem (modern Hebrew/Yiddish), and Mesulam or Mesullam (Sephardi/Italian). Nicknames include Shulem and Shuli; cognate names from the same root include Shalom, Shlomo, Shulamit, and Shlomit. Used throughout rabbinic and medieval periods and surviving as a surname as well, Meshulam remains familiar though uncommon in Israel and the diaspora, with particular currency in Haredi and Hasidic circles.