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"Salma" or (سلمى) is a feminine first name that means "peace" in Arabic. It is also a Persian name (سلما) meaning "sweetheart".

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People

By surname or second name (where known), including bint- or Umm-:

  • Salma bint Abdullah (born 2000), Jordanian princess
  • Salma bint Amr, great-grandmother of Islamic prophet Muhammad
  • Salma bint Umays, sahaba of Islamic prophet Muhammad
  • Salma Hale (1787–1866), American politician
  • Salma Hayek (born 1966), Mexican actress
  • Salmah Ismail (1935–1983), Singaporean actress and singer
  • Salma Jayyusi (born 1926), Palestinian writer
  • Salma Kikwete (born 1963), Tanzanian first lady
  • Salma Rachid (born 1994), Moroccan singer
  • Lalla Salma (born 1978), princess consort of Morocco
  • Salma Shabana (born 1976), Egyptian squash player
  • Salma Sobhan (1937–2003), Bangladeshi lawyer
  • Salma Sultan (born 1947), Indian journalist
  • Salma Umm-ul-Khair, mother of Abū Bakr
  • Salma Yaqoob (born 1971), British politician
  • Salma Zahid, Canadian politician

    • Places

  • Salma, Nepal
  • Salma, Syria
  • Salma Dam, Afghanistan

    • Other uses

  • Salma (2013), a documentary directed by Kim Longinotto
  • Salma Ya Salama, an Egyptian popular song
  • South American Land Mammal Age (SALMA), geologic timescale term

    • References

    Salma Wikipedia
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