Saul
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Origin of the name Saul:
Derived from the Hebrew shā'ūl (asked for, asked of God). The name is borne in the Bible by a Hebrew judge and prophet who annointed Saul as the first king of Israel.
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Saul Bellow, Canadian author who won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Saul Perlmutter, American astrophysicist and 2011 winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Saul Rubinek, Canadian actor.
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Saul Holden, character on tv drama Brothers & Sisters
Saul Tigh, character on TV series Battlestar Galactica
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Global Popularity of the Name Saul
- #82 in Spain
- #215 in Scotland
- #329 in United States
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