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Salem
PronunciationArabic: [ˈsæːlem, ˈsæːlɪm, ˈsaːlɪm],
English origin: /ˈsləm/
Hebrew: [ʃaˈlem]
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameArabic, English, Hebrew
MeaningPeaceful, complete

Salem (Template:Lang-ar, properly transliterated as Sālim; it can also be a transliteration of the Template:Lang-he Shalem;[1] the Jewish and Arabic name is also transliterated as Salem) is an Arabic and Jewish-origin given name and surname, also a Sephardic Jewish surname,[2][3] and a surname of English origin.[4]

In addition, when transliterated the name Salim (Template:Lang-ar) can become indistinguishable in English, as the spelling Salem is also used, though with a short a sound and long e sound.

Given name

Surname

  • Abu Salem (born 1969), Indian mobster
  • Ali Salem (1936–2015), Egyptian playwright
  • Emad Salem, Egyptian FBI informant
  • Gamal Salem (1918–1968), Egyptian Air Force officer and Minister
  • Mamdouh Salem (1918–1988), Egyptian politician
  • Mostafa Salem, Libyan administrator, Chairman of the World Scout Programme Committee
  • Pamela Salem (born 1944), British film and television actress
  • Peter Salem (1750-1816), African-American soldier
  • Raphaël Salem (1898-1963), Greek-Sephardic mathematician
  • Rodrigo Salem (pt) (born 1974), Brazilian writer
  • Salah Salem (1920–1962), Egyptian military officer and government minister

Fictional characters

See also

References

  1. ^ "8004. Shalem". Bible Hub.
  2. ^ "Translated names". sephardim.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
  3. ^ "Sephardic Surnames". bethaderech.com.
  4. ^ "Salem Family Crest". House Of Names.