Salim (name) explained

Salim
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	Safe, sound, healthy, secure, intact
Origin:	Arabic
Pronunciation:	ar\|sæˈliːm, saˈliːm\|lang arz\|sɪˈliːm\|lang

Salim (also spelled Saleem or Salem or Selim, ar|سليم, strictly transliterated as ) is a name of Arabic origin meaning "safe" or "undamaged". Related names are Selima, Salima, Saleemah, and Salma.

When transliterated, the name Salem (ar|سالم|links=no) can become indistinguishable in English, as the spelling Salim is also used, though with a long a and a short i sounds.

Surname

Abubakar Salim (born 1993), British actor
Ahmed Salim (1989-2024), Bangladeshi painter and convicted murderer hanged in Singapore
Ali Saleem (born 1979), Pakistani television host
Ali Selim (born 1960/61), American film director
Aliyah Saleem (born 1989), British ex-Muslim and human rights activist
Ezzedine Salim (1943–2004), Iraqi politician
Huner Saleem (born 1964), Iraqi-Kurdish film director
Mai Selim (born 1983), Jordanian singer
Malek Saleem (born 1985), Qatari professional basketball player
Naziha Salim (1927–2008), Iraqi artist
Saleh Saleem (born 1953), Israeli politician
Saleh Selim (1930–2002), Egyptian footballer and actor
Shakir Mustafa Salim (1919–1985), Iraqi anthropologist
Sudono Salim (1916–2012) Chinese Indonesian businessman

Given name

Saleem

Saleem (playwright), Palestinian-American gay Muslim playwright, actor, DJ, and dancer
Saleem Akhtar (1930–2004), Pakistani cricketer
Saleem Elahi (born 1976), Pakistani cricketer
Saleem Haddad, (born 1983), Kuwait-born author and aid worker of Iraqi-German and Palestinian-Lebanese descent
Saleem Jaffar (born 1962), Pakistani cricketer
Saleem Malik (born 1963), Pakistani cricketer
Saleem Mohammed (born 1968), English cricketer
Saleem Rasheed (born 1981), American and Canadian football linebacker and free agent
Saleem Raza (cricketer) (born 1964), Pakistani cricketer

Salim

Salim (poet) (1800–1866), Kurdish poet
Salim Abanoz (born 1969), Turkish judoka
Salim Al-Huss (1929-2024), Lebanese politician
Salim Ali (1896–1987), Indian ornithologist
Salim Arrache (born 1982), Algerian footballer
Salim Barakat (born 1951), Kurdish-Syrian novelist and poet
Salim Al Bustani (1847–1884), Lebanese journalist and writer
Salim Cissé (born 1992), Guinean footballer
Salim Durani (1934–2023), Indian cricketer
Salim Ghouse (1952–2022), Indian actor, theater director and martial artist
Salim Grant (born 1977), film, voice and mascot actor
Salim Haidar (1911–1980), Lebanese politician
Salim Hamdan (born 1968), convicted terrorist of Yemeni descent detained Guantanamo Bay Camp
Salim Nuruddin Jahangir (1569–1627), Mughal emperor, also known as Prince Salim
Salim Jreissati (born 1952), Lebanese jurist and politician
Salim Kerkar (born 1987), French-Algerian footballer
Salim Abdallah Khalfan (born 1961), Tanzanian politician
Salim Khan (born 1935), Indian scriptwriter
Salim Khelifi (born 1994), Swiss-Tunisian footballer
Salim Mehajer (born 1986), Lebanese-Australian convicted criminal and former politician
Salim Moin (1961–2020), football coach
Salim Ahmed Salim (born 1942), Tanzanian diplomat
Salim Sayegh, Lebanese academic and politician
Salim Sdiri (born 1978), French long jumper of Tunisian descent
Salim Shahed (born 1970), Bangladeshi cricket referee and former cricketer
Salim Tuama (born 1979), Arab Israeli soccer player
Salim Turky (1963-2020), Tanzanian politician
Salim Yasin (1937–2016), Syrian politician

Selim

Selim I (1465–1520), Ottoman sultan
Selim II (1524–1574), Ottoman sultan
Selim III (1761–1808), Ottoman sultan
Selim I Giray (1631–1704), Crimean khan
Selim Aga (1826–1875), Sudanese slave
Selim Al Deen (1949–2008), Bangladeshi playwright and theatre artist
Selim Benachour (born 1981), Tunisian football player
Selim Bouadla (born 1988), French-Algerian football player
Selim Deringil (born 1951), Turkish academic
Selim Ekbom (1807–1886), Finnish politician
Selim Franklin (1814–1884), American pioneer
Selim Giray (born 1970), Turkish-born American violinist
Selim Gökdemir (born 1960), Turkish businessman
Selim Hassan (1887–1961), Egyptian egyptologist
Selim Lemström (1838–1903), Finnish scientist
Selim Palmgren (1878–1951), Finnish composer, pianist, conductor
Selim Sadak (born 1954), Turkish politician
Selim Sahab (born 1941), Egyptian musician
Selim Sarper (1899–1968), Turkish diplomat and politician
Selim Sesler (1957–2014), Turkish clarinet virtuoso of Romani heritage
Selim Sırrı Tarcan (1874–1957), Turkish educator, sports official and politician
Selim E. Woodworth (1815–1871), American Navy officer
Selim Mouzannar (born 1963), Lebanese jeweler and civic activist