Forename Selim

All around the world, Selim (سليم , Selim , סלים , along with others...) is a widespread principally boy's, but very seldom female first name. The forename Selim is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Israel, where it is quite a common masculine name, Syria, where it is quite a common primarily male, but very infrequently female name, and Oman (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in India, Egypt, and Bangladesh. Also, Selim is the last name as well as the forename.

Jesus fish Selim is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Selim

name Sêlïm, name Selím, name Sĕlim, name Селим, name Sélim, name Sélìm, name Sëlim, name Sēlim, name Sèlim, name Selîm, name Сэлим, name Sëlîm, name Selım, name Sélím, name Sęlīm, name Šêlim, name সেলিম, name سليم, name Śélim, name Šelim, name Selïm, name Śelim, name Šëlîm, name Sélįm, name Sélïm, name Sêlim, name Сәлім, name Sełim, name Sëlïm, name Šéłïm, name Селім, name Šëłįm, name Saleem, name Салим, name Šêłįm, name Selim, name Çelim, name Śèĺìm, name 沙林, name Сельім, name Śèłîm, name Šêłïm, name Šěĺîm, name סלים, name Salim, name เสลิ้ม, name Sêlîm, name เซ่ลิ้ม

VARIANT	COUNTRY
سليم	Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Yemen, Algeria
Selim	Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
סלים	Israel
Селим	Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, Russia, Azerbaijan
Селім	Ukraine

First names said to be same

Saleem, Salim, Selím, Selîm, Selïm, Selım, Sełim, Sèlim, Sélim, Sélìm, Sélím, Sélïm, Sélįm, Sêlim, Sêlîm, Sêlïm, Sëlim, Sëlîm, Sëlïm, Sēlim, Sĕlim, Sęlīm, Çelim, Śelim, Śèĺìm, Śèłîm, Śélim, Šelim, Šéłïm, Šêlim, Šêłïm, Šêłįm, Šëlîm, Šëłįm, Šěĺîm, Салим, Сельім, Сэлим, Сәлім, সেলিম, เซ่ลิ้ม, เสลิ้ม, and 沙林

First name Selim in the context

Selim is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Selim Bradley , the fictional character from Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood; Selim Frenčević , the character from novel Jurmusa and Fatima or Turkish empire eats itself: the story of the liberation of six districts 1832-1834; Selim , the operatic character in the opera Il turco in Italia by Gioachino Rossini and Selim , the operatic character in the opera Solimano by Johann Adolph Hasse; Solimano's eldest son, born from a previous consort.

Notable namesakes

	selim ii Ottoman sultan (1524-1574), TR (b. 1524)
	selim almanzor ES (b. 1550)
	iii. selim giray Selim III Gerai (Giray) ( Crimean III Selim Geray 1713–1786, ٣ سليم كراى ;) - Crimean khan from the Gerai dynasty (1765–1767, 1770–71), son of Khan Fetih II Giray, grandson of Devlet II Giray, TR (b. 1713)
	selim khimshiashvili Georgian politician (b. 1755)
	selim heijkenskjöld Swedish politician, SE (b. 1807)
	selim e. woodworth American naval officer and politician, US (b. 1815)
	selim peabody American mathematician, US (b. 1829)
	selim lemström Finnish scientist, FI (b. 1838)
	selim osvald wasastjerna FI (b. 1831)
	selim melhame politician (1851-1937), LB (b. 1851)
	selim ekbom Finnish politician, FI (b. 1807)
	selim rothwell English painter, GB (b. 1812)
	selim franklin Canadian politician, US (b. 1814)
	selim a. lindqvist Finnish architect, FI (b. 1867)
	selim sırrı tarcan Turkish politician and International Olympic Committee member, TR (b. 1874)