Saul
Meaning of Saul
Saul—pronounced simply “SAWL”—is the Anglo-friendly rendering of the ancient Hebrew שָׁאוּל (Sha’ul), a name that means “asked for” or “prayed into being,” as though early parents were whispering their hopes directly into the cradle. The Bible’s first king of Israel bears the banner, and the fiery convert Saul of Tarsus, better known post-Damascus as Paul, supplies a narrative of redemption that still echoes in Sunday-school stories and literary allusion alike. In modern times the name has enjoyed a measured, almost metronomic presence in American nurseries: after hovering in the low 200s during the Jazz Age it cooled into the 400–500 range, where it now resides with the unhurried confidence of a classic that knows it will be called upon when trendier choices have wandered offstage. Cultural touchpoints—from Nobel laureate Saul Bellow’s pen to the wry television lawyer in “Better Call Saul”—give the name a mix of gravitas and dry wit, proof that a succinct one-syllable can carry a surprising amount of narrative luggage. For parents seeking something time-honored yet quietly distinctive, Saul stands like a well-crafted oak chair: solid, uncluttered, and always ready to be “asked for” once more.
Pronunciation
British English
- Pronunced as sawl (/sɔːl/)
American English
- Pronunced as sawl (/sɔl/)
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Notable People Named Saul
| Saul Bellow was a Canadian-American writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature and remains the only author to have earned the National Book Award for Fiction three times. |
| Saul Bass was an American graphic designer and filmmaker renowned for his iconic movie title sequences, posters, and corporate logos. |
| Saul Stacey Williams is an American artist celebrated for blending poetry with alternative hip hop and starring in the films "Slam" and "Holler If Ya Hear Me." |
| Saul Perlmutter is an American astrophysicist who won the Nobel Prize for proving the universe's expansion is accelerating. |
| Saul David was an American book editor and film producer. |
| Saul Griffith is an Australian–American inventor and renewable electricity advocate who founded companies such as Otherlab, Makani Power, and Instructables. |
| Saul Arno Teukolsky is a theoretical astrophysicist and professor at Caltech and Cornell University, specializing in general relativity and computational astrophysics. |
| Saúl Ñíguez is a versatile Spanish midfielder for Flamengo, capable of playing as a box-to-box midfielder or left-back. |
