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In all the world, סלמה (Salma , Selma , Salama ) is a prevalent principally girly, but very seldom male first name. The forename סלמה is characteristic of Morocco, where it is a common primarily girly, but very seldom boy's name, Egypt, and Turkey, where it is a common girly name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in India, Egypt, and Turkey. Much less frequently, סלמה is the last name as well as the forename.
סלמה is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Selma Bouvier , the character on The Simpsons; Selma Reesedale , the Gotham Girls character; Janissary , the character from DC comics; SELMA , the fictional character from the television series Time Trax and Selma , the operatic character in the opera Gegen die Wand, among other works.