Salome is a feminine name derived from the

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

word ''

shalom ''Shalom'' ( ''šālōm'') is a Hebrew word meaning ''peace'' and can be used idiomatically to mean ''hello'' and ''goodbye''. As it does in English, it can refer to either peace between two entities (especially between a person and God or b ...

'', meaning "peace". 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 Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Chris ...

along with the two Marys (Mark 15:40–16:8). Another Salome (c. early 1st century CE) was the daughter of

Herodias Herodias (; , ''Hērōidiás''; c. 15 BC – after AD 39) was a princess of the Herodian dynasty of Judea, Judaea during the time of the Roman Empire. Christian writings connect her with the Beheading of John the Baptist, execution of John the Ba ...

, and nemesis of

John the Baptist John the Baptist ( – ) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century AD. He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in some Baptist ...

(Mark 6:17–29 and Matt 14:3–11). The name was among the top 5 names given to newborn girls in 2024 in

Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...

. It is ranked among the top 100 names for girls in

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

. It is less popular in the

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, where it does not rank among the top 1,000 names; just 82 newborn girls there were given the name in 2010. Mucha-Salome-1897

Variants

*Salomé, French, Portuguese,

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

*Salomè,

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

*Salomea, Polish *Salomėja, Lithuanian *Salomena,

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

*Саломея,

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

*Соломія (Solomiia), Ukrainian *ሰሎሜ,

Amharic Amharic is an Ethio-Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amhara people, and also serves as a lingua franca for all other metropolitan populati ...

*სალომე, Georgian *سالومه,

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

People with the given name

* Salomé Afonso (born 1997), Portuguese runner * Salome Alt (1568–1633), Austrian mistress to the reigning Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg * Salomè Antonazzoni (fl. 1619 – fl. 1642), Italian stage actress * Salomé Báncora (born 1993), Argentine alpine skier * Salomé de Bahia (born 1945), Brazilian vocalist in France * Salomé Barojas (born 1957), Mexican baseball player * Salome Bey (1933–2020), American-born Canadian singer-songwriter, composer, and actress * Salomé Breziner, Belgian-born American film director and screenwriter * Salome Chachua (born 1990), Georgian ballroom and Latin dancer and choreographer * Salome Chepchumba (born 1982), Kenyan middle-distance runner * Salome Clausen, Swiss pop music artist * Salome Dadiani (1849–1913), Georgian princes * Salome Dell (born 1993), athlete from Papua New Guinea * Salome Devidze (born 1986), Georgian tennis player * Salome Hocking (1859–1927), Cornish novelist * Salomé de Gélieu (1742–1820), Swiss educator and governess * Salome Gluecksohn-Waelsch (1907–2007), German-born U.S. geneticist * Salome Halldorson (1887–1970), Canadian politician in Manitoba * Salomé Haller (born 1975), French operatic and concert soprano * Salomé Herrera, Mexican pianist * Salomé di Iorio (born 1980), Argentine lawyer and football referee * Salome Jens (born 1935), American actress who appeared in ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'' *

Salome Kammer Salome Kammer (born 17 January 1959) is a German actress, singer and cellist. Professional career Born in Nidda, Hesse, Nidda, Hesse, Kammer was the fourth of six children. Her father was a Protestant pastor. Although born in Nidda, she grew up ...

(born 1959), German actress, singer and cellist * Salome Khubuluri (born 1988), Georgian footballer * Salomé Kora (born 1994), Swiss sprinter * Salome Lang (born 1997), Swiss athlete who competes in the high jump * Salomé Leclerc (born 1986), Canadian singer-songwriter * Salome Maswime, South African clinician and global health expert * Salome Melia, Georgian chess player * Salomé Moiane (born 1951), Mozambican politician * Salome Mulugeta, Ethiopian and Eritrean-American filmmaker and actor * Salomėja Nėris (1904 – 1945), Lithuanian poet * Salome Nyirarukundo (born 1997), Rwandan long-distance runner * Salome Pazhava (born 1997), Georgian individual rhythmic gymnast * Salome Reischer (1899–1980), Austrian chess player * Salome Samadashvili (born 1976), Georgian politician and former diplomat * Salome Sellers (1800–1909), American centenarian who was the last known person born in the 18th century * Salomé Stampfli (born 2005), Liechtensteiner footballer * Salome Tabuatalei, Fijian athlete and canoeist * Salome Tanuvasa, New Zealand artist * Salome Thorkelsdottir (Þorkelsdóttir) (born 1927), Icelandic politician *

Salomé Ureña Salomé Ureña Díaz de Henríquez (October 21, 1850 – March 6, 1897) was a Dominican poet and teacher, being one of the central figures of 19th-century lyrical poetry and advocator for women's education in the Dominican Republic, influenced b ...

(1847–1897), poet and teacher from the Dominican Republic * Salome Zurabishvili, President of the Republic of Georgia

Variants

* Solomiia Bobrovska (born 1989), Ukrainian politician and civic activist * Solomiya Brateyko (born 1999), Ukrainian table tennis player * Solomiya Krushelnytska (1872–1952), Ukrainian soprano opera star * Solomiia Pavlychko (1958–1999), Ukrainian literary critic, philosopher and translator * Solomiia Vynnyk, Ukrainian freestyle wrestler

Fictional characters

* Salome, a character in the novel '' The Promise'' *Salome Otterbourne, a character in ''

Death on the Nile ''Death on the Nile'' is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 1 November 1937 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company the following year. The UK edition retailed at ...

'' by

Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English people, English author known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving ...

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