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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Solomon m. A derivative of Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה 'peace'.

The name of a Biblical king renowed for his wisdom and an 11th C king of Hungary. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Salomon, Solomon.

Austria
Latin
● 776 Salomon (nom) FRA-XXXL 4
Belgium
Middle Dutch
● 1336 Salemoen (dat) RSG1336-39 p. 51; 1337 Salemoen ibid. p. 75
England
Latin
● 1185x1186 Salomone (abl) PR-XXXVI p. 16; 1189 Saleman (nom) GASurv p. 78, Salomon (nom) ibid. p. 106, Salomonis (gen) ibid. p. 147; 1222 Salomon̄ (gen) StPaulDom p. 71; 1279–80 Salomon (nom) WaHR-SK p. 88; 1381 Salamon (nom) Suffolk1381 p. 71
Dutch
● 1577 Salomon AuFr Doornhove; 1578 Salomon ibid. Kostere; 1579 Salomon ibid. Bedtbort; 1580 Salomon ibid. Leck; 1584 Salomon ibid. s'Backers; 1588 Salomon ibid. Meulemeester; 1589 Salomon ibid. Claesz; 1590 Salomon ibid. Molineaux; 1591 Salomon ibid. Solderbeke; 1592 Salomon ibid. Damart; 1593 Salomon ibid. Caluwe; 1594 Salomon ibid. Freschnaer; 1595 Salomon ibid. Baert; 1597 Salomon ibid. Freschner; 1599 Salomon ibid. Freschier
Early Modern English
● 1572/3 Salamun SurMus p. 165; 1583/4 Salamon ibid. p. 37, Salomon ibid. p. 39; 1599 Salomon BUmar-vol1 p. 27
Middle French
● 1571 Salomon WCS p. 84; 1572 Salomon ibid. p. 7; 1574 salomon ibid. p. 10; 1576 Salomon ibid. p. 42; 1577 Salomon ibid. p. 43; 1579 Salomon ibid. p. 44; 1583 Salomon ibid. p. 88, salmon ibid. p. 46, salom ibid. p. 103
Walloon
● 1590 Salomon RWC p. 13; 1592 Salomon ibid. p. 21; 1592/3 Salomon ibid. p. 26; 1593/4 Sallomon ibid. p. 31; 1593 Salomon ibid. p. 27; 1596/7 Salomon ibid. p. 44; 1599 Salomon ibid. p. 52
France
Latin
● c823 Salamon (nom) irminon-vol2 40, Salamonus (nom) ibid. 19, Gaugiacum; 1090x1101 Salomon (nom) CartStPC XLIII; 1101x1129 Salomon (nom) ibid. XVIII, Salomonis (gen) ibid. XVIII; 1107 Salomon (nom) ibid. XVII; 1147 Salomon (nom) clairvaux-12thc 19, Salomone (abl) ibid. 19, Salomonis (gen) ibid. 19; 1180 Salomone (abl) RotScaNor p. 4; 1378 Salomoni (dat) hanquetvol1 1029
Old French
● 1298 Salemin (obl) HistHdVParis p. 138; 1301 Salemons (nom) MemPic-vol17 p. 241; 1313 Salomon Paris1313 p. 6
Middle French
● 1561 Salomon RegPCC-1 p. 4; 1562 Salomon ibid. p. 7; 1563 Salomon ibid. p. 22; 1564 Salomon ibid. p. 89; 1565 Salomon ibid. p. 112; 1566 Salomon ibid. p. 215; 1567 Salomon ibid. p. 286; 1568 Salomon ibid. p. 385; 1571 Salomon ibid. p. 447
Germany
Latin
● 847 Salomone (abl) HambUrk-vol1 XII; 858 Salomonem (acc) ibid. XIV, Salomonis (gen) ibid. XV; 864 Salomonem (acc) ibid. XVI
Iceland
Middle Icelandic
● 1504 Salomon (nom) DipIs-7 655
Ireland
Latin
● fin12thC Salamonis (gen) MunDocIr III, p. 21
Italy
Latin
● 1100 Salomonis (gen) RCI-Cam1 631; 1253 Salamonis (gen) MonRav-1 CLIX; 1265x1339 Salamonis (gen) BBC-Berg 994; 1285 Salomonis (gen) Perugia1285 p. 160; 1348 Salamono (dat) INP 22; 1376 Salamono (abl) DouGen1 p. 115
Spain
Latin
● 896 Salamon (nom) CDCB-XV MMXX
Sweden
Old Swedish
● 1406 Salmonn (nom) SDHK no. 16646
Switzerland
Latin
● 1210 Salamon (nom) CartChart 7
Cite as: A. Brown, S.L. Uckelman. "Solomon". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Solomon.