Salamé () 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 Maronites (; ) are a Syriac Christian ethnoreligious group native to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant (particularly Lebanon) whose members belong to the Maronite Church. The largest concentration has traditionally resided near Mount ...

, the name may derive from the Syriac word "Shlama" or "Shlomo" (ܫܠܡܐ) in the Western Syriac dialect deriving from a

Proto-Semitic Proto-Semitic is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Semitic languages. There is no consensus regarding the location of the linguistic homeland for Proto-Semitic: scholars hypothesize that it may have originated in the Levant, the Sahara, ...

*šalām-. The name is found across Lebanon primarily among

, as well as

Greek Orthodox Christians Greek Orthodox Church (, , ) is a term that can refer to any one of three classes of Christian Churches, each associated in some way with Greek Christianity, Levantine Arabic-speaking Christians or more broadly the rite used in the Eastern Roma ...

, 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 Anthony Salame is an Australian comedian and former radio host, who has also had appearances in multiple Australian television series. Early life Anthony is the son of Lebanese people, Lebanese migrants. He grew up in Sydney, Australia. Career ...

, Australian comedian and radio host *

Ghassan Salamé Ghassan Salamé (; born 1951) is a Lebanon, Lebanese academic who currently serves as the Minister of Culture since January 2025. He previously served in the same position from 2000 to 2003. He was the Dean of the Paris School of International Af ...

(born 1951), Lebanese academic, Minister of Culture 2000-03 * Jean Salamé, French slalom canoeist * Joseph Salamé (1914–2004), Lebanese Maronite Catholic archbishop *

Léa Salamé Hala Léa Salamé, known as Léa Salamé (; born 27 October 1979), is a Lebanese-born French journalist. Early life Hala Léa Salamé is the daughter of Ghassan Salamé, former Lebanese Minister of Culture and former special advisor to UN Secreta ...

(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

Salame / Salamé

Salameh

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