Hebrew Girl Names That Mean Peace
Hebrew girl names that mean peace keep circling back to one three-letter root, shalom, which turns up disguised in half the names on this list.
Names40
OriginHebrew
MeaningPeace
GenderGirl
Shalom is the plainest case — it's simply the Hebrew word for peace, used whole as a name. Salem, Salma, and Salome all share that same root, s-l-m, and Solomia carries it into Ukrainian as a namesake of a famous soprano.
Peace shows up in pictures too: Jemima and Dovie both point to the dove, a longstanding symbol of peace. Shiloh and its spelling twin Shyloh borrow the calm of an ancient place name, while Shulamis keeps a Yiddish 'peaceful' quietly at its center.
Why so many Hebrew girl names that mean peace share one root
The Hebrew word shalom uses three consonants, s-l-m, and those same sounds echo across related Semitic languages. Salma is the Arabic cousin, built from the same root as salam. Solomia is Ukraine's rendering of Salome, and Shulamis is the Yiddish form of Shulamit — proof that one root, and one name, keeps getting carried into new languages and generations.
Beyond the word itself: peace expressed through place, bird, and blend
Not every name here spells out shalom directly. Shiloh and Shyloh borrow their calm from an ancient sanctuary town; Jemima and Dovie lean on the dove, a symbol of peace older than any single language. Malia reaches the same stillness through Hawaiian gentle seas, and Olivianna pairs the olive tree with grace.
Names List
Shiloh#281 in the U.S.Peaceful; place of rest; the one to whom it belongsPronounced SHY-loh▶Malia#349 in the U.S.Hawaiian form of Maria/Mary, from Hebrew Miryam. Also connected to the Hawaiian word for 'calm' or 'gentlPronounced mah-LEE-ah▶Salem#436 in the U.S.From Hebrew shalom and Arabic salam both meaning peace; used as a place name (Jerusalem = City of Peace) Pronounced SAY-lem▶Salma#937 in the U.S.From Arabic Salma, from the root salam meaning peace, safety, and well-being; related to Hebrew shalom (pPronounced SAL-muh▶Salome#952 in the U.S.Peace; from Hebrew/Aramaic shalom (peace), the root of Salome and SolomonPronounced suh-LOH-may▶Jemima#3024 in the U.S.From the Hebrew 'yemimah,' most commonly interpreted as 'dove,' a symbol of peace and purity; some scholaPronounced jeh-MY-mah▶Shyloh#3487 in the U.S.Variant of Shiloh, the biblical sanctuary town whose name is linked to tranquility and to a debated messiPronounced SHY-loh▶Solomia#3489 in the U.S.Ukrainian form of Salome, from Hebrew shalom, 'peace'Pronounced soh-loh-MEE-ah▶Shalom#3680 in the U.S.Peace, completeness, wholeness, well-being; from Hebrew shalom, a greeting and a blessingPronounced shah-LOHM▶Shulamis#4634 in the U.S.Ashkenazi form of Shulamit/Shulamith — Hebrew, 'peaceful, perfect' (from shalom, 'peace')Pronounced shoo-LAH-mis▶Dovie#4676 in the U.S.From the word dove (a symbol of peace), with an -ie ending; also a vintage pet name (linked to Dove/DeborPronounced DOH-vee▶Olivianna#5095 in the U.S.Modern blend of Olivia ('olive tree', a symbol of peace) and Anna ('grace'); no single fixed rootPronounced oh-liv-ee-AN-ah▶Shilo#5114 in the U.S.-o spelling of Shiloh — from Hebrew, 'a place of peace; tranquil; he who is to be sent' (a sacred place iPronounced SHY-loh▶Menucha#5374 in the U.S.From Hebrew menucha, 'rest, repose, tranquility, peace' (a Sabbath-linked word)Pronounced mə-NOO-khah▶Solomiya#5748 in the U.S.The Ukrainian form of Salome — from Hebrew shalom, 'peace'Pronounced soh-loh-MEE-yah▶Malaiyah#6060 in the U.S.A spelling of Malia/Maliyah — variously the Hawaiian form of Mary ('beloved; bitter; wished-for') and a sPronounced mə-LY-ah▶Paz#6084 in the U.S.From Spanish paz, 'peace' (from Latin pax); also Hebrew paz, 'gold, fine gold'; routes layeredPronounced PAHSS▶Soliyana#6105 in the U.S.An Ethiopian (Amharic) name (Soliana) — variously linked to 'a gift of God', the name Solomon ('peace'), Pronounced soh-lee-AH-nah▶Maleiah#7092 in the U.S.A spelling of Maliyah/Malia — variously a Hawaiian form of Mary ('beloved; star of the sea') and 'calm; gPronounced mah-LY-ah▶Maleya#7093 in the U.S.A spelling of Malia/Maleah — variously a Hawaiian form of Mary ('beloved; star of the sea') and 'calm; gePronounced mah-LAY-ah▶Saylem#7179 in the U.S.A spelling of Salem — from Hebrew shalem/shalom, 'peace; complete; whole'; also a place-name (Salem; an oPronounced SAY-lum▶Shylo#7515 in the U.S.A spelling of Shiloh — from Hebrew, variously 'tranquil; peace' and 'he who is to be sent' (a biblical plPronounced SHY-loh▶Saloma#7868 in the U.S.A form of Salome — from Hebrew shalom, 'peace; completeness; well-being'; also linked to Arabic salaam, 'Pronounced sah-LOH-mah▶Nahima#9176 in the U.S.Nahima is most often explained as a form of the Arabic Naima, 'contented, at ease, tranquil,' and it alsoPronounced nuh-HEE-muh▶Shalva#9426 in the U.S.From the Hebrew shalva, 'tranquility; peace; serenity; ease' (related to shalom)Pronounced SHAHL-vah▶Sulamita#9452 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Shulamit, 'peaceful' (related to shalom) — the Shulamite, the beloved of the Song of SongPronounced soo-lah-MEE-tah▶Axelle#10348 in the U.S.A French feminine of Axel, from the Hebrew Absalom, 'father of peace' (av, 'father', + shalom, 'peace')Pronounced ak-SEL▶Jona#10613 in the U.S.A feminine form of Jonah, from the Hebrew Yonah, 'dove'; also read as a short form of Johanna ('God is grPronounced JOH-nah▶Olivet#10843 in the U.S.From Olivet, the biblical Mount of Olives near Jerusalem (from the olive tree, a symbol of peace) - notedPronounced AH-luh-vet▶Solomiia#10946 in the U.S.The Ukrainian form of Salome, from the Hebrew shalom, 'peace.' A classic, beloved name in Ukraine (borne Pronounced soh-loh-MEE-ah▶Axel#11205 in the U.S.A Scandinavian form of the Hebrew Absalom, 'father of peace.' A strong, well-established boys' name; usedPronounced AK-sul▶Chiloh#12405 in the U.S.Chiloh reads as a respelling of Shiloh, the ancient sanctuary town in the hill country of Ephraim where tPronounced SHY-loh▶Shailoh#13212 in the U.S.Shailoh is a modern respelling of Shiloh — an ancient Israelite sanctuary town, its name usually glossed Pronounced SHY-loh▶Jerusalen#14179 in the U.S.Jerusalen is the Spanish form of Jerusalem, the city sacred to Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The HebrePronounced heh-roo-sah-LEN▶Jerusalem#16285 in the U.S.From Jerusalem, the ancient holy city sacred to Judaism, Christianity and Islam — its Hebrew name often rPronounced juh-ROO-suh-lem▶Jerusalema#16286 in the U.S.A given-name use of Jerusalem, the holy city sacred to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (Hebrew, linked tPronounced juh-roo-suh-LEM-uh▶Selima#18426 in the U.S.A form of the Arabic Salima, 'safe; sound; peaceful; whole,' from the peace-root of salaam; the Selima spPronounced seh-LEE-mah▶Shulamit#18887 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Shulamit - the beloved 'Shulamite' of the Song of Songs - related to shalom, 'peace; wholPronounced shoo-lah-MEET▶Shalon#19120 in the U.S.A modern coinage that chimes with the Hebrew Shalom ('peace') and the name Sharon; no single documented rPronounced shuh-LON▶SelomeAn Ethiopian/Amharic form of Salome, from the Hebrew shalom, 'peace; well-being; wholeness.' A warm, peacPronounced seh-LOH-may▶
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Frequently Asked
What does Shalom mean as a girl's name?
Shalom is the Hebrew word for peace itself, used directly as a name — it covers wholeness and well-being, not just the absence of conflict, and doubles as a greeting and a blessing.