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Salman or Salmaan or sal-mahn (Arabic: سَلْمان salmān), also spelt Sulman or Selman, is an Arabic male given name meaning "Safe" or "Secure".
| Pronunciation | Arabic: [salˈmaːn] Urdu [səlˈmaːn] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "Safe" or "Secure" |
| Region of origin | Arabic |
- Salman the Persian (568-652/53), one of Muhammad's companions
- Salman Abedi, terrorist responsible for the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017
- Salman Ahmad (born 1963), Pakistani pop artist and member of the band Junoon
- Salman Ali, Indian singer
- Salman bin Sultan Al Saud (born 1976), Saudi royal and politician
- Salman Butt (born 1984), Pakistani cricketer
- Salman Al-Farij (born 1989), Saudi Arabian footballer
- Salman Habaka (1990-2023), Israel Defense Forces officer, of Druze-Arab descent
- Salman Irshad (born 1995), Pakistani cricketer
- Salman Khan (born 1976), American educator
- Salman Khan (born 1965), Indian film actor
- Salman Khurshid (born 1953), Indian politician
- Salmaan King (born 1985), South African footballer
- Salman Mazahiri (1946–2020), Indian Muslim scholar
- Salman Raduyev (1967-2002), Chechen separatist warlord
- Salman Rushdie (born 1947), British-Indian novelist
- Salman Shah (actor) (1971-1996), Bangladeshi film actor
- Salman Shah (economist) (born 1950), Pakistani economist and finance minister
- Salman Shahid (born 1952), Pakistani actor
- Salmaan Taseer (1944–2011), Pakistani businessman and politician
- Salman Yusuff Khan (born 1985), Indian dancer and actor
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- Ali Salman (born 1965), 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 (born 1983/86), Indian Malayalam film actor and playback singer active from 2012
- Hussain Salman (born 1982), Bahraini footballer
- İlyas Salman (born 1949), Turkish actor, film director, author, screenwriter and musician
- Karim Salman (1965–2020), Iraqi footballer
- Saad Salman (born 1950), Iraqi-French film director
- Marcus Sahlman (born 1985), Swedish footballer
- Peyman Salmani (born 1994), Iranian footballer
- Athena Salman (born 1989), Arizona House of Representatives member
- William A. Sahlman, American professor emeritus at the Harvard Business School
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- All pages with titles containing Salman
- Suleiman, a name, including a list of variants
- Arabic name
- Salmon (given name)
- Salmon (surname)
- Selman (disambiguation)
- Sulman
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