Biblical Hebrew

Shiloh

Pronounced SHY-lohShare

Meaning: Biblical place name; possibly tranquil

  • Gender-neutral
  • Familiar
  • Rising
  • 2 syllables

The story

Shiloh is an ancient place named in the Hebrew Bible. Tranquil is a proposed meaning; its place-name history is firmer than a single word-for-word translation.

Nicknames

  • Shy
  • Lo

Spellings & variants

  • Shilo
  • Shyloh

Popularity

Familiar

In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.

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Style

Origins

Shiloh comes from Biblical Hebrew.

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