Salamet as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Salamet

What is the meaning of the name Salamet ?

The baby name Salamet is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced sa-LA-met (IPA: /saˈlamet/; Indonesian pronunciation [sa.la.met], penultimate stress).

Salamet is Indonesian, Malay in Origin.

Salamet is a cross-linguistic given name ultimately from Arabic salāmah/salāmat, meaning safety, soundness, well-being and by extension peace or deliverance. Through Ottoman Turkish selâmet (safety, salvation), the name spread across Turkic and Muslim-majority regions. In Indonesia and Java it appears as Selamet or more commonly Slamet, a popular male name and auspicious wish; in Central Asia the cognate Salamat is attested. The spelling Salamet reflects a hybrid transliteration that keeps the Arabic root while echoing Turkish and Indonesian forms.

Documented since the Ottoman era in letters and devotional phrases (for example, the closing selâmetle, “in safety”), the name functions as a protective blessing for a child. Variants include Selamet, Slamet, Salamat, Salama/Salamah (m.), and Salima/Salma or Hausa Salamatu (f.). Use is typically masculine in Turkish and Indonesian contexts but can be unisex elsewhere. Core meaning: safety, peace, welfare, and a fortunate life.

⚙ Salamet is a rare name. Across 8 countries, we found 26 recorded uses of it.