Saul

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Meaning
"Asked for", "Prayed for"
Scripts(How to write)
שָׁאוּל (Hebrew)
שָׁאוּל(Hebrew)
Pronunciation
SAWL(English)
sawl or sah-ool
Popularity
The name Saul is not very common and is ranked #490 in popularity in the United States, according to the Social Security Administration's list of most popular names for newborns in 2020.

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Saul Name meanings & History

"Asked for", "Prayed for". From the Hebrew name שָׁאוּל (Sha'ul) meaning "asked for, prayed for". This was the name of the first king of Israel, as told in the Old Testament. Before the end of his reign he lost favour with God, and after a defeat by the Philistines he was succeeded by David as king. In the New Testament, Saul was the original Hebrew name of the apostle Paul. Saul is mainly used as a first name for boys, although it may also be used as a surname.

Zodiac Sign of Saul: Success Capricorn

Synonyms of Saul:

S: Sensuality,Social Standing,Sex,Status,Security,Success,Solidity

A: Assertive,Angry,Argumentative,Ambitious,Action,Aggressive

U: Undermining,Universality,Unity,Understanding,Utopia

L: Lazy,Lover,Languid,Luscious,Liaison,Legal,Lovely

Saul is:

  • a Classic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Serious name
  • a Simple name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Some famous people with the name Saul include Saul Alinsky, an American community organizer and writer, and Saul Bellow, an American writer and Nobel laureate.

2.) Saul (Male)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: (Hebrew) gift

Other Forms: Sawl, Saulie, Sol, Solly


3.) Saul (Male)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: The child we asked for

Other Forms: Saaul


4.) Saul (Male)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: (Hebrew) asked for, borrowed. Bible: in the Old Testament, a king of Israel and the father of Jonathan; in the New Testament, Saint Paul’s original name was Saul.

Other Forms: Saül, Shaul


5.) SAUL (Male)

Usage: French

Meanings: From the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Saul, a derivative of the Ecclesiastic Greek Saoul, which is from the Hebrew Shaul, a name derived from sha’ul (asked of, borrowed). (SOL)


6.) SAUL (Male)

Usage:

Meanings: Derived from the Hebrew sha’ul (asked for, asked of God). The name is borne in the Bible by the first Israelite king. Shaul is the original Hebrew form. (SOL)


7.) SAUL (Male)

Usage: Biblical

Meanings: Derived from the Hebrew sha’ul (asked for, asked of God). The name is borne in the Bible by the first Israelite king. (1 SAM. 8-10) (SAHL)


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