Given name & surname · also Neapolitan

Salemme

“peace”

Salemme is a surname, probably from Neapolitan, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in Italian.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Salemme probably goes back to Arabic سَلَام, meaning “peace.”

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Where it comes from

Salemme probably comes from Neapolitan, and ultimately from Arabic.

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How it developed

Probably from Neapolitan Salemme, from Arabic سَلَام (“peace”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Salemme’s family of names

In Italian usage, Salemme as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with SALEMI. In Italian usage, Salemme as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with SALLEMI.

Walk Salemme’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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