Shalom

See also: shalom

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (shalóm).

Proper noun

Shalom (plural Shaloms)

  1. A surname from Hebrew.
    • 2015 December 20, Oren Liebermann, “Silvan Shalom, Israel’s interior minister, quitting amid harassment accusations”, in CNN[1]:
      Silvan Shalom, Israel’s vice prime minister and also its interior minister, is stepping down from both posts and as a member of Knesset, he announced in a statement on Sunday. [] According to Israeli media, nearly a dozen women have come forward with allegations of sexual harassment against Shalom but none have filed formal police complaints, and no charges have been filed.
  2. A unisex given name from Hebrew.
    • 2018 May 25, Ryan Bergeron, “Burn survivor becomes beauty inspiration”, in CNN[2]:
      When she was 9, Shalom and her younger sister were napping under a table at their mother’s restaurant in Nigeria. Her mom, unaware of the sleeping girls below, placed a pot of hot oil on the table. Someone accidentally knocked the pot over, scalding the sisters.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Shalom is the 33941st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 670 individuals. Shalom is most common among White (90.75%) individuals.

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