Meaning: Its source is Shlomo, a Hebrew name meaning "Peace."

Origin: "Shlomo."

Languages: This boy's name is used in Spanish.

Narrative: Solomon was a great king who ruled Israel in the 10th century B.C. The son of King David, he was celebrated for his fair-minded intelligence.

Solomon's reign marked a period of special economic and political prestige for the Jewish nation. The Wailing Wall in Jerusalem is all that survives of the great temple he built there; it remains a site sacred to Jews throughout the world.