Selima - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Selima \s(e)-li-ma\ is of Arabic origin, and its meaning is "peace". From "selim" and related to Salome. Literary name first used by the poet Thomas Gray (18th century) in passing reference to a cat.

Selima has 3 variant forms: Saleema, Saleemah and Selimah.

For more information, see also the related name Salimah.

Baby names that sound like Selima are Selma, Salima, Sellma and Zelima.

Selima is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Selima. Click here to compare Selima with related baby names.