Forename Saleem

Globally, Saleem (Saleem , سليم , Салим , among others...) is a widespread principally male, but scarcely girly forename. The forename Saleem is characteristic of Saudi Arabia, where it is a common predominantly male, but scarcely feminine name, Pakistan, and Oman (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Pakistan, India, and Saudi Arabia. Also, Saleem is the last name as well as the forename.

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

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Saleem

name Селим, name Salëëm, name Салеем, name Salèém, name Sâlêém, name সেলিম, name سليم, name Saĺeem, name Sàleem, name Sałeem, name Sáléém, name Saléem, name Saléém, name सलीम, name Saleem, name Šaleem, name Śàłèém, name Slim, name Салим, name Sáłeem, name Selim, name 沙林, name סלים, name Salim, name Sãleem, name Sãlêêm, name Šăļëëm, name ساليم, name Salèem

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Saleem	United Arab Emirates, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia
سليم	Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Yemen, Algeria
Салим	Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan
סלים	Israel
Салеем	Russia

First names said to be same

Salim, Salèem, Salèém, Saléem, Saléém, Salëëm, Saĺeem, Sałeem, Selim, Slim, Sàleem, Sáléém, Sáłeem, Sâlêém, Sãleem, Sãlêêm, Śàłèém, Šaleem, Šăļëëm, Селим, ساليم, सलीम, সেলিম, and 沙林

First name Saleem in the context

Saleem is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Saleem Sinai , the protagonist of the novel Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie.

Notable namesakes

	saleem kidwai Indian academic (1951-2021), IN (b. 1951)
	saleem ahmed Indian politician, IN (b. 1967)
	saleem ali American environmental scientist, US (b. 1973)
	saleem akhtar Cricketer (1930-2004), PK (b. 1930)
	saleem abdulrauf American neurosurgeon, US
	saleem shah Indian-American psychologist, US (b. 1931)
	master saleem Indian playback singer, IN (b. 1982)
	saleem farooqi Pakistani cyclist, PK (b. 1940)
	saleem shehzad Pakistani singer (b. 1946)
	saleem arif quadri British painter, GB (b. 1949)
	mohammad saleem beg Indian art conservator, IN (b. 1949)
	saleem sherwani Pakistani field hockey player, PK (b. 1951)
	saleem javed Pakistani choreographer, PK (b. 1952)
	saleem badar Umpire, PK (b. 1953)
	saleem tahir Pakistani cricketer, PK (b. 1953)