Salamé (Arabic: سلامة) is a Lebanese last name which means "peaceable". It derives from a personal first name, and the Semitic word S-L-M meaning "peace".
Among Maronites, the name may derive from the Syriac word "Shlama" or "Shlomo" (ܫܠܡܐ) in the Western Syriac dialect deriving from a Proto-Semitic *šalām-.
The name is found across Lebanon primarily among Maronites, as well as Greek Orthodox Christians, Melkite Greek Catholics, and Shia Muslims.
The name has, but is not limited to, alternative spellings such as: Saleme, Salame, Salameh, Salemeh, and Seleme.
Notable people with the surname include:
Salame / Salamé
- Anthony Salame, Australian comedian and radio host
- Ghassan Salamé (born 1951), Lebanese academic, Minister of Culture 2000-03
- Jean Salamé, French slalom canoeist
- Jihad Salame (born 1962), Lebanese sprinter
- Joseph Salamé (1914–2004), Lebanese Maronite Catholic archbishop
- Léa Salamé (born 1979), Lebanese-born French journalist and daughter of Ghassan Salamé
- Ramzi T. Salamé (born 1953), Lebanese writer and artist
- Toni Salame (born 1963), Lebanese skier
Salameh
- George Salameh, Lebanese Olympic alpine skier
- Riad Salameh (born 1950), Governor of Lebanon's central bank from 1993 to 2023
Seleme
- Hugo Omar Seleme (born 1968), Argentinean political philosopher and professor
See also
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