Salem (name)
Appearance
Pronunciation | Arabic: [ˈsæːlem, ˈsæːlɪm, ˈsaːlɪm], English origin: /ˈseɪləm/ Hebrew: [ʃaˈlem] |
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Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Arabic, English, Hebrew |
Meaning | Peaceful, 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
- Salem Chaker (born 1950), Algerian Berberologist
- Salem Chalabi (born 1963), Iraqi-American lawyer
- Salem Al Fakir (born 1981), Swedish musician of Syrian origin. Also part of Vargas & Lagola as Lagola
- Salem al-Hazmi (1981–2001), Saudi hijacker of American Airlines Flight 77 in the September 11 attacks
- Salem bin Laden (1946–1988), Saudi investor
- Salem el-Masri, Egyptian explosives trainer
- Salem Mitchell (born 1998), American model known for her numerous facial freckles
- Salem Poor (1747–1802), African-American soldier
- Ali Salem Tamek (born 1973), Sahrawi independence activist
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
- Salem Saberhagen, fictional cat
- Salem, an antagonist from the web series RWBY
See also
- Salem (disambiguation)
- Salim (disambiguation), similar name that can become indistinguishable in transliteration
References
- ^ "8004. Shalem". Bible Hub.
- ^ "Translated names". sephardim.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
- ^ "Sephardic Surnames". bethaderech.com.
- ^ "Salem Family Crest". House Of Names.