Saliba Family History
Saliba Name Meaning
Arabic (Lebanon): variant of Salib ‘cross’ based on an Arabized form of Syriac ṣlīwā (see 2 below). Bearers of this surname are Christians. Assyrian/Chaldean: from a male personal name based on an Arabized form of Syriac ṣlīwā ‘cross’ (see Sliwa ). It corresponds to the Greek personal name Stavros . Compare Saleeby .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022