Shalah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Shalah

What is the meaning of the name Shalah ?

The baby name Shalah is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SHAH-lah,SHEH-lah.

Shalah is Hebrew in Origin.

Shalah is a rare given name with Semitic roots. In the Hebrew Bible it reflects two different names: Shelah (שֵׁלָה), the third son of Judah, often linked etymologically to a root meaning “ease” or “security,” hence “at rest”; and Shelaḥ (שֵׁלַח), ancestor of Eber in Genesis 10–11, usually derived from the verb shalach, “to send,” giving senses like “sent” or “mission.” English Shalah can be used as a streamlined transcription of either.

Usage is sporadic in Jewish and Christian traditions, appearing in genealogical passages and in early English Bibles under spellings such as Shelah, Salah, and Sala (in Luke’s list). Modern variants include Shelach, Shela, Salah/Sala; in Arabic-influenced contexts, Shalah can coincide in spelling with Shahlah/Shahla (Arabic شهلاء), an unrelated name meaning “dark-eyed.” Given these layers, Shalah carries resonances of calmness and of being “sent forth”; it functions as a unisex choice, though more often masculine in biblical naming.