Shiloh (given name)
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Shiloh is a Biblical place name meaning "he who is to be sent," which has associations with the Messiah
. The name was the 803rd most popular name for girls born in the United States
in 2007 and had risen to 650th in popularity by 2008 and to 604th by 2009. The name was popularized when Angelina Jolie
and Brad Pitt
used the name for their daughter, Shiloh Nouvel, born Namibia
, Africa
on May 27, 2006.. The name had previously been used occasionally for both boys and girls, though it was never previously among the top 1,000 names for either 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 battle during the United States Civil War, and to many towns named Shiloh in southern states, which were usually named after the town in the Bible.
Messiah
A messiah is a redeemer figure expected or foretold in one form or another by a religion. Slightly more widely, a messiah is any redeemer figure. Messianic beliefs or theories generally relate to eschatological improvement of the state of humanity or the world, in other words the World to...
. The name was the 803rd most popular name for girls born in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 2007 and had risen to 650th in popularity by 2008 and to 604th by 2009. The name was popularized when Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie is an American actress. She has received an Academy Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards, and was named Hollywood's highest-paid actress by Forbes in 2009 and 2011. Jolie is noted for promoting humanitarian causes as a Goodwill Ambassador for the...
and Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt
William Bradley "Brad" Pitt is an American actor and film producer. Pitt has received two Academy Award nominations and four Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one...
used the name for their daughter, Shiloh Nouvel, born Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
, Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
on May 27, 2006.. The name had previously been used occasionally for both boys and girls, though it was never previously among the top 1,000 names for either gender in the United States.
In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
the name has associations with the Southern United States
Southern United States
The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive area in the southeastern and south-central United States...
due to the Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6–7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. A Union army under Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant had moved via the Tennessee River deep into Tennessee and...
, a battle during the United States Civil War, and to many towns named Shiloh in southern states, which were usually named after the town in the Bible.