Paloma
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Paloma or Palomma is a female given name. Which means dove, derived from Latin "palumba". The name can be understood to mean the Christian symbol of The Holy Spirit in this bird. "Palomma", using double "m", came into the neapolitan version.[1][2]
"La Festa della Palomma" is celebrated every Easter on Chiesa della Madonna della Nova (Church of Our Lady of Nova) at Ostuni a city and comune in the province of Brindisi (Puglia, Italy). The Roman Catholic Church, especially in Madrid celebrate Saint Paloma every year on August 15, which is the name day for "Paloma".[3]
Paloma is a typical name in Italy, Spain and Hungary.[4]
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[edit] People known as Paloma
- Paloma Picasso, French / Spanish jewelry designer and perfume concocter
- Paloma C.W., famous story writer and illustrator
- Paloma Rao, Indian actress
- Paloma San Basilio, Spanish singer
- Paloma Baeza, Mexican/English actress
- Paloma Pedrero, Spanish actress and theater director
- Paloma Berganza, Spanish singer
- Paloma O'Shea, Spanish pianist
- Paloma Herrera, Argentine ballet dancer
- Paloma Faith, British singer and actress
- Paloma Bloyd, American-Spanish actress and model
- Paloma Romero, Spanish-born drummer
[edit] Places
- Paloma, California, in Calaveras County, California
- Paloma, Kern County, California
- Paloma, Illinois
- Palomas, Badajoz, Spain
- Palomas, Chihuahua, Mexico
[edit] Popular Songs
- La Paloma (c.1863)
- Cucurrucucú paloma (1965)
- Una Paloma Blanca (1975)
[edit] Things
- Paloma (novel), by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
- Hurricane Paloma, a hurricane in the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season
- Paloma (cocktail), a popular tequila-based cocktail
[edit] References
- ^ - neapolitan vocabulary
- ^ [1] - Palomma 'e Notte
- ^ - Saint Paloma's day
- ^ Origin and Meaning of Paloma
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