Salih

See also: salih

English

Etymology

Variant of Saleh.

Proper noun

Salih (plural Salihs)

1. A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Salih is the 19997^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1339 individuals. Salih is most common among White (50.19%) and Black/African American (36.97%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic صَالِح (ṣāliḥ); the prophet's name literally means "pious."

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sa.leh]
• Rhymes: -leh, -eh
• Hyphenation: Sa‧lih

Proper noun

Salih (Jawi spelling صالح)

1. Alternative form of Saleh.

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic صَالِح (ṣāliḥ)

Proper noun

Salih

1. a male given name from Arabic