Sha-Ul as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Sha-Ul

What is the meaning of the name Sha-Ul ?

The baby name Sha-Ul is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SHAH-ool (IPA: /ʃaˈʔul/).

Sha-Ul is Hebrew in Origin.

Sha-Ul is a stylized transliteration of the Hebrew name Sha'ul (שָׁאוּל), from the Semitic root sh-ʾ-l "to ask, request," thus meaning "asked for" or "prayed for." The hyphen stands in for the traditional apostrophe, marking the glottal stop between the a and u vowels that is heard in Hebrew. Cognate forms appear across Semitic languages, and the name remains a classic masculine given name in Jewish communities.

Usage dates to the Bible: Sha’ul is the first king of Israel in the Books of Samuel, and the Hebrew form underlies the New Testament figure Saul of Tarsus (later Paul). Through these texts, the name spread into many languages. Common variants include Shaul and Sha’ul (Hebrew), Saul (English), Saúl (Spanish), Saül (Catalan/French), Saulo (Portuguese/Italian), and the Latin Saulus; Yiddish also records Shoyel. Contemporary Israel still favors Shaul; English-speaking contexts prefer Saul.

⚙ Sha-Ul is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Sha-Ul appears only 1 time in total — found in 1 country. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.