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Salem (name)

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Gender
  
Male

Meaning
  
Peaceful, complete

Pronunciation
  
Arabic: [ˈsæːlem, ˈsæːlɪm, ˈsaːlɪm], English origin: /ˈseɪləm/ Hebrew: [ʃaˈlem]

Word/name
  
Arabic, English, Hebrew

Salem (Arabic: سالم‎‎, properly transliterated as Sālim ; it can also be a transliteration of the Hebrew: שָׁלֵם‎‎ Shalem ; the Arabic name is also transliterated as Salim ) is an Arabic-origin given name and surname, also a Sephardic Jewish surname , and a surname of English origin.

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In addition, when transliterated the name Salim (Arabic: سليم‎‎) can become indistinguishable in English, as the spelling Salim is also used, though with a short a sound and long i sound.

Given name

  • Salem Chalabi, Iraqi-American lawyer
  • Salem Al Fakir, Swedish musician
  • Salem al-Hazmi, Saudi hijacker of American Airlines Flight 77 in the September 11 attacks
  • Salem bin Laden, Saudi investor
  • Salem el-Masri, Egyptian explosives trainer
  • Salem Poor, African-American soldier
  • Salem Saberhagen, fictional cat
  • Ali Salem Tamek, Sahrawi independence activist

    • Surname

  • Abu Salem, Indian mobster
  • Emad Salem, Egyptian FBI informant
  • Gamal Salem, Egyptian Air Force officer and Minister
  • Mamdouh Salem, Egyptian politician
  • Mostafa Salem
  • Pamela Salem, British film and television actress
  • Peter Salem, African-American soldier
  • Raphaël Salem, Greek-Sephardic mathematician
  • Salah Salem, Egyptian military officer and Minister

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