Salisbury \s(a)-lisbu-ry, sal(is)-bury\ as a boy's name is of Middle English origin. Possibly "willow settlement", from the French word "saule" for "willow". Place name: a picturesque and prominent cathedral town in England. Also an American place name.

Salisbury has 6 variant forms: Salisbery, Salisberry, Saulsberry, Saulsbery, Saulsbury and Saulisbury.