# Salman

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #18,685

## Definitions
1. A surname from Arabic.
2. A male given name from Arabic.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic سَلْمَان (salmān).

## Easily confused with
- **Satan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salman-vs-satan)
- **salon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salman-vs-salon)
- **salsa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salman-vs-salsa)
- **Sloan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salman-vs-sloan)
- **Selma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salman-vs-selma)
- **Samar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salman-vs-samar)
- **saran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salman-vs-saran)
- **salmon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salman-vs-salmon)
- **sultan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salman-vs-sultan)
- **saloon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salman-vs-saloon)
- **shaman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salman-vs-shaman)
- **seaman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salman-vs-seaman)
- **Samoan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salman-vs-samoan)
- **sylvan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salman-vs-sylvan)
- **sandman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salman-vs-sandman)
- **Salmond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salman-vs-salmond)
- **Salomon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salman-vs-salomon)
- **sala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sala-vs-salman)
- **salad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salad-vs-salman)
- **salah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salah-vs-salman)

## Common misspellings (9)
`aslman`, `salamn`, `sallman`, `salmann`, `salmman`, `salmna`, `samlan`, `slaman`, `ssalman`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/salman