Selim

See also: selim

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سليم (salīm). This surname is mostly found in Egypt.

Proper noun

Selim (plural Selims)

A surname from Arabic.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Selim is the 34272^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 662 individuals. Selim is most common among White (79.61%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (9.67%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

Imels, Liems, Miles, limes, miles, milse, misle, slime, smile

Turkish

Selim ilçesi

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سليم

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /seˈlim/

Proper noun

Selim

a male given name
A town and district in Kars province, Turkey

Declension

declension of Selim

	singular	plural
nominative	Selim	Selimler / Selim'ler
accusative	Selim'i	Selimleri / Selim'leri
dative	Selim'e	Selimlere / Selim'lere
locative	Selim'de	Selimlerde / Selim'lerde
ablative	Selim'den	Selimlerden / Selim'lerden
genitive	Selim'in	Selimlerin / Selim'lerin

possessive of Selim

	singular	plural
benim (my)	Selim'im	Selimlerim / Selim'lerim
senin (your)	Selim'in	Selimlerin / Selim'lerin
onun (his/her/its)	Selim'i	Selimleri / Selim'leri
bizim (our)	Selim'imiz	Selimlerimiz / Selim'lerimiz
sizin (your)	Selim'iniz	Selimleriniz / Selim'leriniz
onların (their)	Selim'i / Selimleri / Selim'leri	Selimleri / Selim'leri

Derived terms

Selimli

Further reading

Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Selim”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)

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