Salome (given name)
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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]