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سُلَيْمَان
Süleyman
soo-LEY-man
“Suleyman (Solomon).”
About Süleyman
Süleyman is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "suleyman (solomon)" — a Turkish-Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Turkish form of Sulayman. Borne by the prophet Sulayman ﷺ and famously by Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent.
Common Turkish masculine name.
Origin & roots
Origin
Turkish · Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Suleyman, Suleiman
Root letters
Turkish absorbed thousands of Arabic-rooted words after the Anatolian conversion; Süleyman's root letters sit at the seam.
Across history
Who has carried Süleyman before.
- The Prophet Sulayman ﷺ
- Süleyman the Magnificent (1494–1566), Ottoman sultan
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Süleyman
- What does the name Süleyman mean?
- Süleyman (سُلَيْمَان) means "Suleyman (Solomon)". Turkish form of Sulayman. Borne by the prophet Sulayman ﷺ and famously by Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent.
- Is Süleyman a name from the Qur'an?
- Süleyman does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Turkish-Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Süleyman a boy or a girl name?
- Süleyman is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Süleyman come from?
- Süleyman is a Turkish-Arabic name, built on the root letters S-L-M. Common Turkish masculine name.
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