- Meaning
- Righteous, good, upright
- Arabic
- صالح
- Say it
- SAA-lih
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- In the Quran
- Named in the Quran, Surah Al-A'raf (7:73)
Famous people with this name
- Prophet Salih, sent to the people of Thamud
Other spellings
Saleh
Names from the same root (ص ل ح)
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Questions about Salih
What does Salih mean?
Salih means: Righteous, good, upright.
Is Salih in the Quran?
Yes. Salih is named in the Quran, in Surah Al-A'raf (7:73).
Is Salih a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Salih is a boy’s name.
How do you write Salih in Arabic?
In Arabic script, Salih is written صالح.