Meaning and Origin
What does the name Shalom mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
User Submitted Origins
User Submitted Meanings
- A submission from Ohio, U.S. says the name Shalom means "Peace and hello" and is of Hebrew origin.
- According to a user from California, U.S., the name Shalom is of Hebrew origin and means "Peace, harmony, wholeness, completeness, prosperity, welfare and tranquility and can be used idiomatically to mean both hello and goodbye".
- 9 submissions from all over the world agree the name Shalom means "Peace" and is of Ganda / Hebrew origin.
- According to a user from India, the name Shalom is of Hebrew origin and means "Peace be unto you. The word Salam is a derived from SHALOM. The Arabs say Shalam maalle kum".
- A user from the United Kingdom says the name Shalom is of African origin and means "Peaceful".
- A user from Pakistan says the name Shalom means "Gift of God".
Borrowed from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalóm, “peace, well-being; Hello, good-bye”), from Proto-Semitic *šalām- (“peace”). Doublet of salaam, a borrowing from Arabic.
- (uncountable) peace
shalom was also found in the following language(s): Portuguese