Meaning  The name Saul has the following meaning: One who has prayed or asked for. Having first persecuted Christians, the apostle Paul (also known as Saul) was called to follow Christ through a miraculous series of events, after which he led a truly revolutionary and examplery life spreading the gospel and spearheading the growth of the Christian church.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys. Popularity
As a baby boy name, Saul is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 287 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Saul fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 26 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 355 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Saul in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation The name Saul is pronounced as sawh-ul Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Saul and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Saul: Boys - Abraham, Caleb, Elijah, Emmanuel, Gideon, Hyman, Jesus, Meir, Moses, Myer, Seth, Girls - Abigail, Dara, Datya, Both genders - MatthewVariants Nicknames Common nicknames for the name Saul are: Sol, Solly
Style We think the name Saul should fall under the following style category: Biblical. See other Biblical boy namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Saul to be: Religious, dark-skinned chapIn one word, you might describe Saul as a(n) " religious" person. See other "religious" names for boys. |
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Meaning of name Saul
