Salem
[ˈseɪ.ləm]Meaning
from Hebrew Shalem, "complete, safe, peaceful"; also an Arabic transcription of Salim
Background Story
Behind the Name derives the name from the biblical town of Shalem, Hebrew for "complete, safe, peaceful", usually identified with Jerusalem, and gives a separate Arabic origin as an alternate transcription of Salim. Many places are named after the biblical town, most in America, notably the Massachusetts city where the Salem witch trials occurred in 1692. Wiktionary also records an English Salem borrowed from Tamil cēlam.
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