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"''palumbus'', which means "

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symbolized in this bird. ''Palomma'', using double "''m'', comes from a

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, made famous in the song "''Palomma 'e notte'' written by Di Giacomo and Buongiovanni in 1906. In

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, "''La Festa della Palomma'' (Feast of Palomma) is celebrated at

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at the Chiesa della Madonna della Nova (Our Lady of Nova's Church),

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, Puglia. In

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, the "'' Virgen de la Paloma de Madrid'' feast day is celebrated on August 15. Paloma is a common name in

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Notable people named Paloma

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* Paloma Adrados (born 1957), Spanish politician *

Paloma Aguirre Paloma Aguirre (born 1977/1978) is an American conservationist and politician serving as the 19th mayor of Imperial Beach, California, since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, she is currently a candidate for the San Diego County Board of S ...

, American conservationist and politician *

Paloma Baeza Paloma Baeza (born 1 May 1975) is a Mexican-British actress and director. Her 2017 film ''Poles Apart'' won the BAFTA Award for Best Short Animation in 2018. Biography Baeza was born in London and spent her childhood in Mexico. Her Mexican fath ...

, British actress *

Paloma Berganza Paloma Berganza (born in Madrid), she studied guitar, solfege and harmony at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música in Madrid. She studied vocal interpretation and accompaniment with composer/guitarist Jorge Cardoso, classical singing with An ...

, Spanish singer * Paloma Bloyd, American actress and model * Paloma Bustamante (born 2005), Chilean footballer *

Paloma del Río Paloma del Río Cañadas (born 4 April 1960) is a Spanish journalist. She covers rhythmic gymnastics, artistic gymnastics, figure skating, and Equestrianism, equestrian competitions for Televisión Española (TVE). She has held various positions ...

, Spanish journalist * Paloma Efron, Argentine journalist *

Paloma Faith Paloma Faith Blomfield (born 21 July 1981) is an English singer, songwriter, and actress. After signing with Epic Records in 2008, Faith released her debut album, '' Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?'' (2009), which produced the UK ...

, British singer and actress * Paloma García Ovejero, Spanish journalist * Paloma Gómez Enríquez, Spanish politician *

Paloma Herrera Paloma Herrera (born 21 December 1975) is a prominent Argentine ballet dancer, choreographer, and artistic director who was a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre, where she worked for twenty-four years. She was the director of Colon T ...

, Argentine ballet dancer *

Paloma Kwiatkowski Paloma Kwiatkowski (born May 29, 1994) is a Canadian film and television actress. She is best known for her roles as List of characters in mythology novels by Rick Riordan#Thalia Grace, Thalia Grace in Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (film), ''Per ...

, Canadian actress * Paloma McLardy, Spanish drummer *

Paloma O'Shea Paloma O'Shea Artiñano, 1st Marchioness of O'Shea (born 19 February 1936) is a Spanish piano, pianist, Patronage, patron of the arts, founder and current president of the Reina Sofía School of Music, and founder and president of the Albéniz F ...

, Spanish pianist * Paloma Pedrero, Spanish actress *

Paloma Picasso Paloma Picasso (born Anne Paloma Ruiz-Picasso y Gilot on 19 April 1949) is a French jewelry designer and businesswoman. She is best known for her collaboration with Tiffany & Co and her signature perfumes. The daughter of artists Pablo Picas ...

, French and Spanish designer and businesswoman * Paloma Pinault, daughter of

François-Henri Pinault François-Henri Pinault (; born 28 May 1962) is a French businessman, the son of billionaire François Pinault. François-Henri took the reins of his father's retail conglomerate Pinault-Printemps-Redoute in 2005, and turned it into the luxury ...

and

Salma Hayek Salma Valgarma Hayek Pinault ( , ; ; born September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico with starring roles in the telenovela ''Teresa (1989 TV series), Teresa'' (1989–1991) as well a ...

Paloma Rao Paloma Rao (born 4 February 1986), is an Indian music VJ, RJ and actress. Career A graduate of B.Sc. Visual Communication from Loyola College, Chennai Loyola College is a government aided private Catholic higher education institution run ...

, Indian actress *

Paloma San Basilio Paloma Cecilia San Basilio Martínez (born 22 November 1950), known as Paloma San Basilio (), is a Spanish singer. She is a recipient of the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for her valuable contributions to Latin music. She has sold ov ...

, Spanish singer * Paloma Stoecker, British singer *

Paloma Tortajada Paloma Tortajada Lorente (9 August 1969 – 25 April 2019) was a Spanish journalist and radio and television broadcaster. She firstly worked at Radio Popular de Zaragoza (now called COPE Zaragoza) in Zaragoza before becoming head of news of Ante ...

, Spanish broadcaster and journalist * Paloma Valencia (born 1978), Colombian politician * Paloma Weisz, German contemporary artist *

Paloma Young Paloma Young (born 1979) is an American costume designer. A native of California, Young received a bachelor's degree in social history from University of California, Berkeley in 2000, and continued her education with a Master of Fine Arts in cost ...

, American designer *

Paloma Mami Paloma Rocío Castillo Astorga (born November 11, 1999), known professionally as Paloma Mami, is an American and Chilean singer-songwriter. She began her musical career in 2018, and her first studio album, ''Sueños de Dalí'', was released in ...

, Chilean-American singer

Surname

* Blanca Paloma (born 1989), Spanish singer, set designer and costume designer. *

Paris Paloma Paris Paloma (born 17 November 1999) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. She gained prominence through the single "Labour (song), Labour" (2023). Her debut album ''Cacophony (Paris Paloma album), Cacophony'' was released in 2024. Ear ...

(born 1999), English singer-songwriter and guitarist. *

Pepsi Paloma Delia Dueñas Smith (July 17, 1966 – May 31, 1985), better known as Pepsi Paloma, was a Filipino dancer and actress in the Philippines. She was one of the popular Softdrinks Beauties introduced in the 1980s along with Sarsi Emmanuelle, Coca ...

(1966–1985), Filipino-American dancer and actress

Stage Name

Paloma (drag queen) Hugo Jean Pierre Bardin (born June 30, 1991), known professionally as Paloma, is a French Drag queen, drag performer, singer, director and screenwriter. She is best known for winning the first season of ''Drag Race France.'' Early life Hugo ...

Drag Queen, winner of Drag Race France

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