Salome (given name)

Salome is a feminine name derived from the Hebrew word shalom, meaning "peace".[1]

Salome
A Russian icon of the two Marys and Salome at Jesus Christ's empty grave following the resurrection. Salome is a Christian saint.
Genderfemale
Origin
Word/nameHebrew
Meaningpeace

There are two origins of the name Salome. Salome is the name of a Christian disciple, who was one of the women who witnessed the resurrection of Jesus Christ along with the two Marys (Mark 15:40–16:8). Another Salome (c. early 1st century CE) was the daughter of Herodias, and nemesis of John the Baptist (Mark 6:17–29 and Matt 14:3–11).

The name is currently among the top 10 names given to newborn girls in 2011 in the countries of Georgia[2] and Colombia.[3] It is ranked among the top 100 names for girls in France.[1] It is less popular in the United States, where it does not rank among the top 1,000 names; just 82 newborn girls there were given the name in 2010.[4]

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Notes
  1. Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Salome". Behind the Name.
  2. http://www.cra.gov.ge/index.php?lang_id=ENG&sec_id=49&info_id=1894
  3. "Registraduría Nacional Del Estado Civil (COLOMBIA): Santiago, Juan David, Mariana y María José fueron los nombres más comunes de los niños colombianos inscritos en el Registro Civil de Nacimiento en 2011". February 3, 2012.
  4. "Popular Baby Names". www.ssa.gov.
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