76%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek [1] Scripts Σόλων(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. SO-LAWN [key·IPA] Meaning & History Possibly from Greek σόλος (solos) meaning "lump of iron". This was the name of an Athenian statesman who reformed the laws and government of the city. PopularityDetails Last ranked #997 in 1940 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #877 in 1908 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange serious nerdy Categories black, currently out of the US top 1000, Fire Emblem characters, history, Leo Tolstoy characters, metals, sculptors, Suikoden characters, uncertain etymology, William Faulkner characters Sources & References Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://www.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/publications/.