Sholomo as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Sholomo

What is the meaning of the name Sholomo ?

The baby name Sholomo is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced shoh-LOH-moh (IPA: /ʃoʊˈloʊmoʊ/).

Sholomo is Hebrew in Origin.

Sholomo is a Yiddish-influenced spelling of Shlomo (Hebrew: שְׁלֹמֹה), the Hebrew form of biblical Solomon. It derives from the Semitic root š-l-m, source of shalom “peace/wholeness,” giving the sense “peaceful,” “his peace,” or “one made whole.” The spelling with two o’s reflects Ashkenazi pronunciation - sho-LO-mo - common in Hasidic and Haredi communities, while modern Israeli usage favors Shlomo (sh-LO-mo).

Used throughout the Jewish diaspora since antiquity, the name honors King Solomon, renowned for wisdom and the First Temple, and appears widely in rabbinic and communal records from medieval Europe onward. Common variants include Shlomo, Shelomo, and the Anglicized/Latinized Solomon; cognates and regional forms span Salomon (German/Scandinavian), Salomone (Italian), Salomón (Spanish), Salomão (Portuguese), Suleiman/Sulayman (Arabic), and Yiddish Zalman. Nicknames and diminutives include Shloime/Shloimy, Shlomke, Sol, and Solly. Related feminine forms are Shlomit and Shulamit.

⚙ Sholomo is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Sholomo appears only 2 times in total — found in 2 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.