Suleiman

Arabic: [suˈlajmaːn]
English: /ˈsuːləmɑːn/ or /ˌsuːleɪˈmɑːn/GenderMaleOriginWord/nameArabic/HebrewMeaningMan of peaceRegion of originArabia

Suleiman (Arabic: سُلِيمَان, romanized: sulaymān; English: /ˈsuːləmɑːn/ or /ˌsuːleɪˈmɑːn/[1]) is the Arabic name of the Jewish and Quranic king and Islamic prophet Solomon.

Suleiman the Magnificent (1494–1566) was the longest-reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

Variants of the name include Salamon, Salman, Salomon (disambiguation), Sleiman, Soleyman, Soliman, Solomon (name), Sulaiman, Sulayman, Sulejman, Suleman, Suleyman (disambiguation), Zalman (name).

People with the given name

People with the given name include:

Historical

  • Suleyman Shah (died 1127), according to Ottoman tradition, father of Ertugrul
  • Suleiman-Shah (died 1161), Sultan of the Great Seljuq Empire
  • Suleiman ibn Qutulmish (died 1086), founder of the Sultanate of Rum
  • Süleyman Pasha (son of Orhan) (died 1357), Ottoman prince and commander
  • Süleyman Çelebi (1377–1411), de facto Ottoman ruler during the interregnum
  • Suleiman the Magnificent (1494–1566), also known as Suleiman I
  • Suleiman I of Persia (died 1694)
  • Suleiman II of Persia (died 1750)
  • Sulayman ibn al-Hakam (Suleiman II of Córdoba), (died 1016)
  • Suleiman II (Rûm) (died 1204), Seljuk Sultan of Rûm between 1196 and 1204
  • Suleiman II (1642–1691), Ottoman Sultan 1687–1691
  • Suleiman bin Abdullah Al Sheikh (1785–1818), Wahhabi scholar
  • Hadım Suleiman Pasha (governor of Rumelia), military commander under the reign of Mehmed II

Contemporary

People with the surname

See also

References

  1. ^ dictionary.reference.com: suleiman
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