Salome
Salome is a girl name of Hebrew origin, meaning Peace.
What Salome means
Peace.
Salome sits at 6 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Salome comes from
Hebrew names are frequently built as short phrases rather than single words, and many are theophoric — they contain a name of God as one element. This is why so many carry a full sentence of meaning.
Salome is recorded as Hebrew in origin. Browse other Hebrew names.
How popular is Salome?
You will not find Salome in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Salome
Two ideas meet in Salome: scripture and Peace. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Salome
These share Salome's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Shiloh — Peaceful one; a gift.
- Jemima — Dove.
- Noah — Rest, comfort, repose.
- Solomon — Peace.
- Jonah — Dove.
- Seraphina — Fiery, burning — the seraphim angels.
- Delilah — Delicate.
- Eliana — My God has answered.
- Josephine — God will increase.
- Naomi — Pleasantness, delight.
- Sarah — Princess; noblewoman.
- Selah — Pause and praise.