Salman (name) explained
| Salman |
| Pronunciation: | pronounced as /ar/
Urdu [səlˈmaːn] |
| Gender: | Male |
| Meaning: | "Safe" or "Secure" |
| Region: | Arabic |
Salman or Salmaan or sal-mahn (Arabic: سَلْمان salmān), also spelt Sulman or Selman, is an Arabic male given name meaning "Safe" or "Secure".
Given name
- Salman the Persian, one of Muhammad's companions
- Salman Abedi, terrorist responsible for the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017
- Salman Ahmad, Pakistani pop artist and member of the band Junoon
- Salman Ali, Indian singer
- Salman bin Sultan Al Saud, Saudi royal and politician
- Salman Butt, Pakistani cricketer
- Salman Al-Farij, Saudi Arabian footballer
- Salman Habaka, Israel Defense Forces officer, of Druze-Arab descent
- Salman Irshad, Pakistani cricketer
- Salman Khan (born 1976), American educator
- Salman Khan, Indian film actor
- Salman Khurshid, Indian politician
- Salmaan King, South African footballer
- Salman Mazahiri (1946–2020), Indian Muslim scholar
- Salman Raduyev, Chechen separatist warlord
- Salman Rushdie, British-Indian novelist
- Salman Shah (actor), Bangladeshi film actor
- Salman Shah (economist), Pakistani economist and finance minister
- Salman Shahid, Pakistani actor
- Salmaan Taseer (1944–2011), Pakistani businessman and politician
- Salman Yusuff Khan, Indian dancer and actor
Surname
- Ali Salman, Bahraini Twelver Shi'a cleric and Secretary-General of the Al-Wefaq political society
- David Salman (1936–2010), American legislator known for sponsoring the first bill for use of medical marijuana in New Mexico, U.S.
- Dulquer Salmaan, Indian Malayalam film actor and playback singer active from 2012
- Hussain Salman, Bahraini footballer
- İlyas Salman, Turkish actor, film director, author, screenwriter and musician
- Karim Salman (1965–2020), Iraqi footballer
- Saad Salman, Iraqi-French film director
- Marcus Sahlman, Swedish footballer
- Peyman Salmani, Iranian footballer
- Athena Salman, Arizona House of Representatives member
- William A. Sahlman, American professor emeritus at the Harvard Business School
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