Saul

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Male Name

Usage

Finnish
Swedish

Origin and Meaning

Hebrew שָׁאוּל (sha'ul) = 'asked for' or 'prayed for'

Related Names

Salu	♂
Saul	♂
Sauli	♂
Saulo	♂
Saulus	♂
Sávlos	♂

Name Days

Finland

27 March

Further Information

Bible

Saul was the name of the first king of Israel and the original name of Saint Paulus.

Cognates

Aramaic: Silas

Statistics

Name count per country
Country	Commonness	Female ♀		Male ♂
		as main name#	also aux. name&	as main name#	also aux. name&
Sweden[1]		0	0	53	126
Denmark[2]		0	n.a.	5	n.a
Norway[3]		0	0	4	9
Finland[4]		n.a.	1	n.a	383
#: count of main first name only
&: count of both main and additional first names
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country.

 

No recent statistics trend found in databases for Saul.

Sources: ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

References

1. ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
2. ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
3. ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
4. ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi