Salma
Salma is a girl name of Arabic origin, meaning Safe; peaceful.
What Salma means
Safe; peaceful.
Salma sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Salma comes from
Arabic names are built from three-consonant roots, so related names share an audible family resemblance and a related field of meaning. Many describe qualities the parents hope for.
Salma is recorded as Arabic in origin. Browse other Arabic names.
How popular is Salma?
You will not find Salma in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Salma
Salma spans Peace and the Arabic tradition, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Salma
These share Salma's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Layla — Night; dark beauty.
- Samira — Companion in evening talk.
- Sana — Radiance; brilliance.
- Aaliyah — Exalted; sublime.
- Aisha — Alive; living.
- Amira — Princess; leader.
- Farah — Joy; happiness.
- Fatima — Captivating; one who abstains.
- Leila — Night; dark beauty.
- Noor — Light.
- Rana — Beautiful; eye-catching.
- Rania — Queen; gazing.