Salome is a feminine name derived from the
Hebrew word shalom, meaning "peace".[1]
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]
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
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Salome is a feminine name derived from the
Hebrew word shalom, meaning "peace".[1]
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]
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.