Indian Names · Boy
Salih name meaning
“virtuous”
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- S
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Indian Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptصالح
Salih is a male name from Arabic meaning 'virtuous'.
What does Salih mean?
About the name Salih
Salih comes from Arabic, from the root ṣalaḥa meaning 'to be good, to be proper'. Salih is also the name of an early Arabian prophet mentioned in the Quran. Other spellings include Saleh, and the feminine form is Saliha.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Root | ص ل ح · ṣ-l-ḥ |
| Syllables | Sa-lih |
| First letter | Indian Names starting with S |
| Arabic script | صالح |
|---|
Sources
- Behind the Name: Salih · behindthename.com · meaning
Names with a related meaning
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- Sagara♂Sea, ocean
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