Salamé

Salamé or Salame or Salameh (Arabic: سلامة) is a Lebanese last name which means safety. It derives from the Semitic word S-L-M meaning peace, whole, safe, intact, unharmed, and free.

The name is found across Lebanon, and is found primarily among Maronites, Greek Orthodox Christians, and Melkite Greek Catholics and shiite Lebanese. Some of these families may be patrilineal descendants of the Ghassanids, and the name may therefore also be of Ancient Sabaean origin.

In some cases, particularly in South America, the last name is spelled 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 and silver medalist at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
Jihad Salame (born 1962), Lebanese Olympic sprinter
Joseph Salamé (1914–2004), Lebanese Maronite Catholic archbishop, apostolic administrator of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Latakia and Archeparch of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Aleppo
Léa Salamé (born 1979), Lebanese-born French journalist and daughter of Ghassan Salamé
Ramzi T. Salamé (born 1953), Lebanese writer and artist
Soledad Salamé (born 1954), Chilean artist
Toni Salame (born 1963), Lebanese Olympic skier
Tony Salamé, Lebanese-Italian retail magnate, businessman and art collector, as well as the CEO and Chairman of Aïshti, who received the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

Salameh

George Salameh, Lebanese Olympic alpine skier
Riad Salameh (born 1950), Governor of Lebanon's central bank (Banque du Liban) since 1993

Seleme

Hugo Seleme (born 1968), Argentinean political philosopher and professor of Ethics and Jurisprudence

Salamé

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