Opinions on Solomon baby name

[Chasingthewind11]

My baby boy is due in the summer I’d love to know people opinions on the name Solomon. I love it, but I’m worried it’s seen as stuffy/an old man’s name… What, if anything, do you associate with the name? Also love the nn’s- Sol is so cute!

Do you know where the name comes from?

@Tsuni Yes it’s Biblical, God gave King Solomon great wisdom, and he wrote a couple of books of the Bible

I think it's a lovely strong name.

If you like it go for it! I'm not keen on it, it reminds me of Stacey Solomon.

I’ve always loved Suliaman, it spins so poetic.

Trickier to use if you don’t have the right background I guess, so Solomon is an excellent alternative!

Elderly man is what it makes me think of

I like it, and agree on Sol

Love it. Sounds solid and wise.

Makes me think of an old man with a long beard.
Sol as a non is nice

LOVO Solomon! Yes it is an old name, but so are Jacob, Isaac, Matthew etc just Solomon is more striking and unusual. My son has a unusual biblical name and people raved about it when he was born:)

I love it!

I like Sol, but don't like Solomon at all. I'd assume you were very religious.

It sounds too much like ‘solemn’ to be a name I’d go for. I know one Solomon. In a family where every child has quite a serious biblical name. Evangelical Christians so makes sense.

One of my favourite people in this world has that name (spelt differently) and usually goes by Sol. I’ve known him since he was a teenager and he’s now well into his twenties and it’s never occurred to me that it’s an old man name.

Not along ago Noah and Isaac sounded like serious biblical names. Now they're just names you hear shouted across playgrounds.

I like it but prefer Saul

I like it!

Saul is cool too.

I really like it, nice history and Sol is a good nn.

Good name.

It’s a family name on my mum’s side so I have a fair few uncles & cousins with this name (currently ranging from 2 - 70yrs). They all go by Sol though which I think suits all ages, not just an elderly man. Sol is bright and sunny to me, perfect for a little toddler and cool for a teenager.

I like it and I know a 16 year old called it and he really suits it.

Love it. Sol is great for short too

Thanks so much everyone it’s so helpful to get a range of opinions. Seems like the response is positive on the whole! @Classica You’re so right about the name Noah being an ‘old man’ name a few years ago!

Love it - not old mannish at all imo , and Sol is a great diminutive.