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

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