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Saalim

/SAA-lim/Somali · a boy’s name

“Safe, peaceful, and sound in body and spirit”

How to say it
SAA-lim
Given to
Boys
Used in
Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
How common
uncommon
For a girl
Saalima

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

SaalimSalim

Nicknames & short forms

Sali

From the same family

01Saalax“A good-hearted and righteous man”Somalimale→︎02Saalih“Good, virtuous, and kind-hearted”Somalimale→︎03Saalima“Safe, peaceful, and blessed with well-being”Somalifemale→︎04Saalixa“A woman of goodness and upright character”Somalifemale→︎