Salmon.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname.
A placename A city, the county seat of Lemhi County, Idaho, United States, situated on the Salmon River, after which it was probably named.
A placename Ellipsis of Salmon River.
Where this word comes from
* (Idaho, river): named after the fish, salmon
The father of Boaz by Rahab; the son of Nahshon (biblical figure).
Where this word comes from
From Hebrew שַׂלְמוֹן (salmown).
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