Salman
Salman is a male given name of Arabic origin, common throughout the Muslim world.
Notable bearers include Salman Rushdie, the British-Indian novelist, and Salman Khan, the Bollywood actor.
The name derives from an Arabic word meaning safe or secure.
Semitic language family member
- IslamicOf the Muslim religion
- peacefulFree from disturbance
- safeFree from peril
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
tradition · Middle East · companions · Semitic · etymology · nomenclature · ancestry · culture
Writer of prose narratives
- Booker PrizeBritish literary fiction award
- magical realismFiction blending miraculous and mundane
- Satanic VersesAllegedly false revelations
- fatwaIslamic legal pronouncement
controversy · postcolonial · satire · allegory · fiction · Indian literature · prose · narrative
Exceptionally famous performer
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- Being HumanThe mortal condition
- heartthrobObject of romantic admiration
- action heroFilm's combat-driven protagonist
box office · fanbase · entertainer · celebrity · glamour · paparazzi · endorsement · stardom
Arabic
Semitic language family member
heritage · tradition · Middle East · companions · Semitic · etymology · nomenclature · ancestry · culture · Ahmed
novelist
Writer of prose narratives
- Booker PrizeBritish literary fiction award
- magical realismFiction blending miraculous and mundane
- Satanic VersesAllegedly false revelations
fatwa · controversy · postcolonial · satire · allegory · fiction · Indian literature · prose · narrative · knighthood
superstar
Exceptionally famous performer
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
- Being HumanThe mortal condition
- heartthrobObject of romantic admiration
action hero · box office · fanbase · entertainer · celebrity · glamour · paparazzi · endorsement · stardom · media
- smoked salmonCured, preserved fish fillet
- salmon runsAnnual upstream breeding journey
- wild salmonFree-swimming pacific fish
- grilled salmonHeat-seared pink fish
- salmon filletBoneless cut of pink fish
- canned salmonPreserved fish in tins