Salemi

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Salemi.

Proper noun

Salemi (plural Salemis)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Salemi is the 19731^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1365 individuals. Salemi is most common among White (91.87%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Salemi”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Esmail, Lamies, Maisel, Misael, Sliema, e-mails, emails, mesail, mesial, samiel

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian Salemi, probably from Arabic سَلَام (salām, “peace”). Cfr. Hebrew שלום (shalóm). Doublet of Sallemi and Salemme

Proper noun

Salemi f

1. A town in Trapani, Sicily, Italy

Proper noun

Salemi m or f by sense

1. a habitational surname

Anagrams

• malesi, Misale, mesali, semali, silema, smiela