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Shiloh
Gender	Unisex
Origin
Word/name	Hebrew
Meaning	"He Who It Is"
Region of origin	Israel

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Shiloh or Shilo is a unisex given name.

Biblical reference

Shiloh is a biblical place name in the tribal holdings of Ephraim, mentioned in Joshua 18:1, I Samuel 1:9, and elsewhere.

Popularity

The name was the 803rd most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2007, 650th in 2008, 604th by 2009, and 620th by 2010.^[1]^[2] The name had previously been used occasionally for boys and girls, though it was never previously among the top 1,000 names for any gender in the United States.

In the United States, the name has associations with the Southern United States due to the Battle of Shiloh, a major battle of the United States Civil War, and to many towns named Shiloh in southern states, which were usually named after the town in the Bible.

People named Shiloh

Shiloh Fernandez (born 1985), American actor
Shiloh Hoganson (born 1993), Canadian singer-songwriter
Shiloh Keo (born 1987), American football player
Shlomit Malka (born 1993), Israeli fashion model sometimes called Shiloh Malka
Shilo Sanders (born 2000), American football player
Shiloh Strong (born 1978), American actor, screenwriter, photographer and film director
Shilow Tracey (born 1998), English footballer, currently at Crewe Alexandra
Shiloh Walker (born 1976), American author of erotic romance novels and novellas

Notes

^ Behind the Name
^ Rosenkrantz|Rosenkrantz, Linda]], and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). Baby Name Bible. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-312-35220-2

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[1] Behind the Name

[2] Rosenkrantz|Rosenkrantz, Linda]], and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). Baby Name Bible. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-312-35220-2

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+| meaning = "He Who It Is"
-| region = Ancient Israel
+| region = Israel
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+'''Shiloh''' or '''Shilo''' is a unisex given name.
-'''Shiloh''' is a Biblical place, mentioned in Genesis 49:10. meaning Heavenly Peace and representing a messiah.
+__NOTOC__
-The name was the 803rd most popular name for girls born in the [[United States]] in 2007, 650th in 2008, 604th by 2009, and 620th by 2010.<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=shiloh Behind the Name]</ref> The name was popularized when American actors [[Angelina Jolie]] and [[Brad Pitt]] named their daughter Shiloh Nouvel (born 2006).<ref>Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). ''Baby Name Bible''. St. Martin's Griffin. {{ISBN|978-0-312-35220-2}}</ref> The name had previously been used occasionally for boys and girls, though it was never previously among the top 1,000 names for any gender in the United States.
+==Biblical reference==
+'''Shiloh''' is a biblical place name in the tribal holdings of Ephraim, mentioned in Joshua 18:1, I Samuel 1:9, and elsewhere.
+==Popularity==
-In the United States, the name has associations with the [[Southern United States]] due to the [[Battle of Shiloh]], a major battle of the [[United States Civil War]], and to many towns named Shiloh in southern states, which were usually named after the town in the Bible.
+The name was the 803rd most popular name for girls born in the [[United States]] in 2007, 650th in 2008, 604th by 2009, and 620th by 2010.<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=shiloh Behind the Name]</ref><ref>Rosenkrantz|Rosenkrantz, Linda]], and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). ''Baby Name Bible''. St. Martin's Griffin. {{ISBN|978-0-312-35220-2}}</ref> The name had previously been used occasionally for boys and girls, though it was never previously among the top 1,000 names for any gender in the United States.
+In the United States, the name has associations with the [[Southern United States]] due to the [[Battle of Shiloh]], a major battle of the [[United States Civil War]], and to many towns named Shiloh in southern states, which were usually named after the town in the Bible.
-People named Shiloh include:
+==People named Shiloh==
 * [[Shiloh Fernandez]] (born 1985), American actor
+* [[Shiloh Hoganson]] (born 1993), Canadian singer-songwriter
 * [[Shiloh Keo]] (born 1987), American football player
 * [[Shlomit Malka]] (born 1993), Israeli fashion model sometimes called Shiloh Malka
+* [[Shilo Sanders]] (born 2000), American football player
 * [[Shiloh Strong]] (born 1978), American actor, screenwriter, photographer and film director
+* [[Shilow Tracey]] (born 1998), English footballer, currently at [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]]
-* [[Shiloh Walker]], American author of erotic romance novels and novellas
+* [[Shiloh Walker]] (born 1976), American author of erotic romance novels and novellas
 ==Notes==