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Salama

Meaning — From the Arabic root "s-l-m" meaning peace, safety, and wholeness — the same foundational root as Islam and salam. Salama means "safety", "peace", or "soundness". Umm Salama (Hind bint Abi Umayya) was a wife of the Prophet Muhammad renowned for her wisdom, and Salama was borne by several early Islamic figures of note.·Arabic origin·Female·sah-LAH-mah

Salama Salama projects a deep, generous peacefulness — a name for characters who are genuinely stabilizing forces in turbulent environments, whose presence reduces friction and creates space for others to think and feel more clearly. Characters named Salama tend to be wise listeners whose counsel is sought precisely because they do not rush to speak.

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