Where does “Soliman” come from?

Soliman is an English borrowing of Spanish Solimán, from Arabic سُلَيْمَان, from Classical Syriac ܫܠܝܡܘܢ, from Koine Greek Σολομών, from Biblical Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה.

Soliman (English): an anglicization and Filipino form of Solimán, or transliteration of the Arabic surname سليمان

Definitions

  1. an anglicization and Filipino form of Solimán, or transliteration of the Arabic surname سليمان

Ancestry of “Soliman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishSolimáncorrosive sublimate
2Arabicسُلَيْمَان—
3Classical SyriacܫܠܝܡܘܢSolomon
4Ancient GreekΣολομώνthe son of David and third king of Israel
5Hebrewשְׁלֹמֹה—
6Hebrewשָׁלוֹםpeace, well-being; Hello, good-bye
7Proto-Semiticšalām-peace, well-being, welfare
Every word from Proto-Semitic šalām- →Every word from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם →Every word from Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה →