Salman (name)
| Salman | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "Blessing or peace" |
| Region of origin | Arabic |
Salman (also transliterated as Salmaan or Selman, Arabic: سلمان) is a male Arabic and Persian given name that comes from the root of S-L-M.
Given name
- Salman the Persian, one of Muhammad's companions
- Salman of Saudi Arabia, King of Saudi Arabia
- Salman Ahmad, Pakistani pop artist and member of the band Junoon
- Selman Akbulut, Turkish mathematician
- Salman Butt, Pakistani cricketer
- Salman Al-Farij, Saudi Arabian footballer
- Salman Ghani, Pakistani politician
- Salman Khan, educator
- Salman Khan, Indian film actor
- Salmaan King, South African footballer
- Selman Reis, Ottoman admiral
- Salman Rushdie, British-Indian novelist
- Salman bin Sultan Al Saud, Saudi royal and politician
- Salman Shahid, Pakistani actor
- Selman Stërmasi, Albanian footballer
- Salmaan Taseer (1944–2011), Pakistani businessman and politician
- Selman Trtovac, Bosniak artist
- Salman Yusuff Khan, Indian dancer and actor
Surname
- Ali Salman, Bahraini Islamist
- Bart Selman, professor of computer science at Cornell University
- David Salman (1936–2010), a New Mexico, USA, state representative known for sponsoring the first bill for use of medical marijuana in the state
- Hussain Salman, Bahraini footballer
- İlyas Salman, Turkish actor, film director, author, screenwriter and musician
- John Selman (disambiguation)
- Saad Salman, Iraqi-French film director
- Sam Selman, American baseball player
- Ilya Salmanzadeh, Swedish-Iranian music producer