Salamé
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 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
- 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
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