What does Salma mean?

Salma means "safe; peace"

How do we pronounce Salma?

Salma \sal-ma, sa-lma\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Salma is pronounced as SAA-LMaa- 1.

1 English pronunciation for Salma: S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"

What is the origin of Salma?

Salma's origin, as well as its use, is in the Arabic language. Salma is a diminutive of the name Selima definition (English and Slavic). Salma is somewhat popular as a baby girl name. The name grew in popularity during the 1990s; before that, it was of very modest use only. At the peak of its usage in 1999, 0.023% of baby girls were named Salma. It had a ranking of #569 then. The baby name has experienced a loss in popularity since then. In 2010, its usage was 0.015% and its ranking #883, but it was nevertheless the most widely used out of all girl names in its family.

A famous person named Salma is Actress Salma Hayek, born 2 September 1966, Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Salma:

Salam meaning and origin (Arabic), name Salane meaning, Salaome meaning, name Saleem meaning, name Saleena origin (Iranian), nicknames for Salem, Saleme pronounciation, nicknames for Salen, name Salin, baby name Saline, name Sallene meaning, Sallianne pronounciation, Sallin name, Salline name, name Sallyn meaning, Sallyne meaning, Salyn pronounciation, Salyne meaning, Selam definition, and Selema name.

The baby name Salma fun facts:

The name Salma in reverse order is "Amlas".

The numerological value of the name Salma is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Salma?

Salma is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames