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View Name: Süleyman


SÜLEYMAN
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Turkish
Meaning & History
Turkish form of SOLOMON. Süleyman the Magnificent was a sultan of the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century. He expanded Ottoman territory into Europe and Persia, reformed the government, and completed several great building projects.
Related Names
VARIANT: Süleiman
OTHER LANGUAGES: Sulaiman, Sulayman (Arabic), Solomon (Biblical), Salomon (Biblical Greek), Shelomoh (Biblical Hebrew), Salomon (Biblical Latin), Solomon (English), Salomon (Finnish), Salomon (French), Shlomo (Hebrew), Salamon (Hungarian), Solomon, Sol, Solly (Jewish), Salomon (Polish), Salomão (Portuguese), Salomon (Scandinavian), Salomón (Spanish), Zalman (Yiddish)



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