Selim name meaning

What does Selim mean?

Selim means Peace, Sound, Intact or Secure is mostly used in Turkish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, English and Arabic has its origin in Hebrew and Arabic is a boy name. Also Selim is Arabic and Turkish cognate of Salim.

Also Selim is English cognate of Solomon.

How do I pronounce Selim?

Two syllabled Selim is most commonly pronounced as s(e)-lim.

Variants of Selim

Seleem, Salim, Solomon, Saalim, Shelomoh, Salomon, Lasimonne, Salamon, Salmar

How popular is the name Selim?

A common name in France with over 5210 new-borns have been given the name since 1950. Currently the name is hotter than ever, 186 boys were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 265th position.

Selim is a familiar baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1971 and was able to reach the top 2000 names. Recently in 2017, it ranked 1863rd when 78 boy were named Selim.

Over 615 people have been named Selim in United States.

Selim is a unique baby name in Netherlands, during its short term of usage, the name has been to the top 600 names.

In 2015, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 520 on boy names chart when 27 babies were named Selim. Also, in Belgium, it has been in use since 1995 and was able to reach the top 400 names.

In 2015, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 301 on boy names chart when 39 babies were named Selim. Over 520 people have been named Selim in Belgium.

Selim is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales where it has been in use since 1998 and peaked in 2016 when it ranked 1570th.

Over 126 babies in England and Wales have been named Selim. During its 21 years of usage in Switzerland, it had made up to just the top 400 boy names. Over 280 people have been named Selim in Switzerland.

Selim is a rare baby name in Netherlands still in use today. But Selim is a popular baby name in Turkey where every 1 in 1000 have the name as well as in, Bangladesh, India and Egypt.

According to our findings, at least 230000 people have been bestowed Selim around the globe.

Facts

Selim in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	348	227	0	0
	1296	166	15	0

Here's what numbers has to say about Selim

Skin touch makes you nervous because you feel it so deeply that it makes you tremble. You are always open to new adventures. When it comes to love, you are withholding your emotions until you make sure you can trust your partner. You are your own best friend. In love, you act childish and don't care much about the feelings of your partner because you start relationships without falling in love first. Once you fall in love, everything changes.

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•  Ramey - The queer unisex name Ramey means "Loving". It is rooted from Hebrew and Old French is used substantially in English and Arabic
•  Husnain - Unconventional boy name Husnain means "Pure in the Eyes" is used in Hindi, Arabic and Marathi
•  Nahar is used in Sikh and Gujarati is a girl name, Nahar means "The Day or Tributary"
•  Sany - Of Native and Arabic origin, Sany means "Brilliant or Beautiful" is bestowed upon boys
•  Ajib especially is used in Arabic and Arabic, meaning of Ajib is "Rare or Unique" is a gender-neutral name

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•  Nivan
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Famous people named Selim

• Selim Palmgren, Finnish composer, pianist, and conductor
• Selim Tadmoury, was selected as the Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations on July 30
• Selim Deringil, Turkish academic
• Selim Tataroğlu, Turkish judoka
• Selim Franklin, American pioneer, auctioneer, real estate agent
• Selim Peabody, American educator, born at Rockingham
• Selim II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
• Selim III, reform-minded Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
• Selim Hoss, veteran Lebanese politician
• Selim E. Woodworth, commander
• Selim Benachour, Tunisian former footballer
• Selim Sarper, Turkish diplomat and politician
• Selim Hassan, Egyptian Egyptologist
• Selim Al Deen, founder chairperson of the Department of Drama and Dramatics at Jahangirnagar University
• Selim Boughedir in Asfour Stah as Actor
• Selim Bayraktar in Ask Sana Benzer as Actor
• Selim Atakan composed the music of movie Ölü bir deniz
• Selim Gülgören portrayed the minor role of N in 2016 drama, romance flick Bol Sans.

Lists having Selim

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