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Around the globe, סלמון (Selemon , Salmon , Salamon ) is a common male given name. The first name סלמון is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is quite a common masculine name, Namibia, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Sudan, where it is quite a rare predominantly male, but very seldom female name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Ethiopia, Indonesia, and India. Also, סלמון is the last name as well as the forename.
סלמון is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Salmon of Knowledge , the creature/character in Irish mythology, Fenian Cycle.