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 [ 1 syll. sau(l), sa-ul ] The boy name Saul is pronounced as SAOL KEY. Saul is primarily used in the English, German, and Hungarian languages. Its language of origin is Hebrew. The name means asked for, prayed for. Biblical name derived from the word 'sha'al' meaning to ask, to ask for. The name was borne in the Old Testament by the first king of Israel, and in the New Testament as the original Jewish name of the apostle Paul; the latter was the Roman name given to him after his conversion to Christianity. The name was widely adopted in the 17th century by the English Puritans, but from the 19th century, the name has dropped from favor among English speakers and is now considered a mainly Jewish name. The Spanish Saúl, the Russian Savvel, the Hebrew Sha'ul, the Hebrew Shaul, and the English and Hebrew Solly are forms of the name. Another form of Saul is the English and Hebrew variant spelling Sol. See also the related form, the English Sonny. Saul is rather popular as a baby boy name. The name has been growing in popularity since the 1950s. Its usage peaked in 2001 with 0.053% of baby boys being given the name Saul. It had a ranking of #278 then. In 2008, its usage was 0.046% and its ranking #329, and it was the most popular among all boy names in its family. In 2008, Saul was 4 times more widely used than the next ranked name, the English Sonny. Baby names that sound like Saul include the Spanish Saúl, the English Sal, the Welsh Sawyl, the Arabic and English Shakil, the Hebrew Shaul, the English Shel, the English Sly, the English and Hebrew Sol, the English Syl, the English Cyle, the name Sahale, the Arabic Salah, the Swahili Salehe, the Arabic Salih, the English Satchel, the name Segel, the English Selah, the English Sewall, the Hebrew Sha'ul, and the English Shakeel. A famous person named Saul is Author, Saul Bellow, born Solomon Bellows 10 June 1915 - 5 April 2005, Lachine, Quebec, Canada. KEY: Pronunciation for Saul: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)"   |
