78%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Arabic Scripts سلمى(Arabic) Pronounced Pron. SAL-ma [key·IPA] Meaning & History Means "safe", derived from Arabic سَلِمَ (salima) meaning "to be safe". Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsSalima, SelimaMasculine FormsSalama, Saleem, Salem, Salim, SalmanOther Languages & CulturesShulammite, Shulamite(Biblical) Shulammit(Biblical Hebrew) Shlomit, Shulamit, Shulamith(Hebrew) Selma(Turkish) Salamatu(Western African) PopularityDetails Last ranked #90 in 2009 Belgium Last ranked #92 in 2019 Catalonia, Spain Last ranked #475 in 2016 England and Wales Last ranked #192 in 2019 France Last ranked #412 in 2017 Netherlands Last ranked #98 in 2019 Spain Last ranked #908 in 2019 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic formal natural wholesome strong refined strange simple serious nerdy Categories actresses, Elder Scrolls characters, Jordanian royal family, Moroccan royal family, safety Entry updated November 16, 2019