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'''Salamé''' ({{langx|ar|سلامة}}) is a [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] last name which means "peaceable". It derives from a personal first name, and the [[Semitic languages|Semitic]] word [[Š-L-M|S-L-M]] meaning "peace".
Among [[Lebanese Maronite Christians|Maronites]], the name may derive from the [[Syriac language|Syriac]] word "Shlama" or "Shlomo" (ܫܠܡܐ) in the [[Western Syriac dialect]] deriving from a [[Proto-Semitic language|Proto-Semitic]] *šalām-.
The name is found across Lebanon primarily among [[Maronites]], as well as [[Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch|Greek Orthodox Christians]], [[Melkite Greek Catholic Church|Melkite Greek Catholics]], and Shia Muslims.
The name has, but is not limited to, alternative spellings such as: '''Saleme''', '''Salame''', '''Salameh''', '''Salemeh''', and '''[[Seleme (disambiguation)|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
*[[Jihad Salame]] (born 1962), Lebanese sprinter
*[[Joseph Salamé]] (1914–2004), Lebanese Maronite Catholic archbishop
*[[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 skier
==Salameh==
*[[George Salameh]], Lebanese Olympic alpine skier
*[[Riad Salameh]] (born 1950), Governor of Lebanon's central bank from 1993 to 2023
==Seleme==
*[[Hugo Omar Seleme]] (born 1968), Argentinean political philosopher and professor
==See also==
*[[Salameh (disambiguation)]]
*[[Salama (disambiguation)]]
*[[Salami (disambiguation)]]
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