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Salim - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Salim
 
 

 


The boy name Salim [ 2 syll. sa-lim, sal-im ] is pronounced as SAELIHM or SaaLiyM KEY. Salim is largely used in the Arabic language and its origin is also Arabic. Derived from the elements 'salim' meaning safe ; 'selim' meaning peace. The name Selima (English and Slavic) is the female equivalent of Salim. The name Selim (Turkish) is a variant of Salim.

Salim is rarely used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Salim include Selim (Turkish), Shlomo (Hebrew), Solamh (Irish and Scottish), Cillian (French and Irish), Salamon (Hungarian), Salamone (Italian), Salomon (Finnish, German, and Slavic), Solomon (English, Hebrew, Romanian, and Slavic), Sulaiman (Arabic), Sulayman (Arabic), Süleyman (Arabic and Turkish), Celino (Italian and Spanish), and Salomone (Italian).

KEY: English pronunciation for Salim: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"


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