Muslim: from a personal name based on Arabic salim or
salim ‘safe’, ‘secure’, ‘perfect’, ‘complete’. Salim ibn
?Umayr was one of the Companions of the Prophet Muhammad.French (Alsace): habitational name from a place named Salem in
Haut-Rhin, named for the holy city of Jerusalem.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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