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1/21/2022, 9:40 PM Mike C update #111
5/29/2020, 9:30 PM Mike C update #108
11/16/2019, 11:04 AM Mike C update #105
12/8/2017, 12:41 PM Mike C update #97
3/21/2014, 10:33 PM Mike C update #88
10/10/2012, 5:50 PM Mike C update #84
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM Mike C earliest recorded revision

Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Biblical
Scripts שִׁלוֹ, שִׁילֹה(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. SHIE-lo(English)

Meaning & History

From an Old Testament place name possibly 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.

This name was brought to public attention after actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt gave it to their daughter in 2006.