Salman - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Salman \s(a)-lman, sal-man\ is of Arabic origin, and its meaning is "security, safety". Author Salman Rushdie.

For more information, see also the related name Zalman.

Baby names that sound like Salman are Salmon, Soloman, Solaman and Salomon. Other similar baby names are Colman, Delman, Elman, Gilman, Holman, Malmun, Salton, Salvian, Seaman, Sylvan, Silvan, Sloan, Shalmon, Suman, Talmon and Tilman.

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