Shulamit

Meaning & origin

Shulamit is a girl's name of Hebrew origin, traditionally used in Jewish families. The name means "Peaceful one, a feminine Hebrew name drawn from shalom and shalem (peace, wholeness, soundness). It appears in the love poetry of the Hebrew scriptures as a term of admiration, so the name carries both the serenity of inner peace and the glow of a woman celebrated as beautiful and complete." and belongs to the Peace cluster — names meaning calm, serenity, and inner stillness.

Beyond its Jewish heritage, Shulamit is also used in Christian traditions, reflecting how this name has traveled across cultures.

Common among American, European, MiddleEastern, Israeli families, Shulamit carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Shulamit

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Shulamit resonates in either tradition.

How Shulamit sounds

NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of Shulamit breaks down into 7 phonemes: /SH-UW-L-AA-M-IY-T/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.

Nicknames

Common affectionate forms of Shulamit — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.

The six signals, applied to Shulamit

NameRoot scores every name across six independent dimensions. Here's how Shulamit maps to each — install the app to see the full compatibility score for your specific family.