Salome (given name)
 A Russian icon of the two Marys and Salome at Jesus Christ's empty grave following the resurrection. Salome is a Christian saint. | |
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | peace |
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 Georgia[2] and Colombia.[3] It is ranked among the top 100 names for girls in France.[4] 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.[5]
Variants
- Salomé, French, Portuguese, Spanish
- Solomiia, Solomiya or Solomia, Template:Lang-uk
- Salomea, Polish
- Саломея, Russian
- Selome Amharic
- Salomėja, Lithuanian
- Salome, Georgian
People with the given name
- Salomé Ureña (1847–1897), poet and teacher from the Dominican Republic
- Solomiya Krushelnytska (1872–1952), Ukrainian soprano opera star
- Solomiia Pavlychko (1958–1999), Ukrainian literary critic, philosopher and translator
- Salome Jens (born 1935), American actress who appeared in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- Salomé Breziner, film director and screenwriter
- Salome Melia, Georgian chess player
- Salome Tanuvasa, New Zealand artist
- Salome Zurabishvili, President of Georgia
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