Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Shiloh

SHILOH

Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Other Scripts: שִׁלוֹ, שִׁילֹה (Hebrew)

Pronounced: SHIE-lo (English) [key]

From an Old Testament place name meaning "tranquil" in Hebrew. It is also used prophetically in the Old Testament to refer to a person, often understood to be the Messiah (see Genesis 49:10). This may in fact be a mistranslation.

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