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Suleiman

soo-LAY-man
Arabic variation of Solomon, Hebrew
"man of peace"
Linda Rosenkrantz
By Linda Rosenkrantz
Updated Wed Feb 18 2026

Suleiman Origin and Meaning

Variation of Solomon
# in the US

Suleiman Rank in US Top 1000

Popularity of the name Suleiman

Famous People Named Suleiman

  • Suleiman I the Magnificent
    Ottoman Emperor
  • Suleiman II
    Ottoman Emperor
  • Suleiman Kabalan Frangieh
    former President of Lebanon
  • Suleiman Nyambui
    Tanzanian Olympic distance runner
  • Amad Ali Suleiman Al
    Hosni, Omani footballer
  • Suleiman Mousa
    Jordanian author
  • Suleiman Okhaifoede Braimoh Jr.
    Nigerian,American basketball player
  • Ayuba Suleiman Diallo (1701–1773) (aka: Job Ben Solomon)
    was a prominent educated Muslim man from Senegal (West Africa), who was sold into slavery and transported to the Americas during the Atlantic slave trade. He published one of the earliest narratives on U.S. slavery.

The name Suleiman in Pop Culture

  • Sultan Suleiman
    character in Turkish television series "Magnificent Century"

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