Salman

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proper noun

A surname from Arabic.

OriginArabic سَلْمَان →
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Meanings

proper nounSalman (plural Salmans)

plural Salmans

  1. A surname from Arabic.
  2. A male given name from Arabic.

    In 2015, one person was killed in Copenhagen at a meeting meant to mark the 25th anniversary of an Iranian fatwa against British writer Salman Rushdie, which Vilks attended.

    2021 October 4, Reuters, “Lars Vilks, Swedish cartoonist who depicted Mohammed, killed in car crash”, in CNN
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    Zeshan Hamdani lost his older brother Salman, a Muslim American New York police cadet, in the North Tower. He spoke to the BBC's Nada Tawfik over his thoughts on this anniversary.

    2026 September 11, Rudy Giuliani, “Brother of Muslim police cadet killed in 9/11 'disappointed' by calls for Mamdani to sit out memorial”, in BBC

Origin

  1. Arabicسَلْمَان
  2. EnglishSalman

Borrowed from Arabic سَلْمَان (salmān).

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Cite this entry
APA

Salman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Salman

MLA

“Salman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Salman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Salman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Salman.

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