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    Salome

    sah-LOH-mee

    Hebrew
    Girl
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    Peace; Peaceful
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Salome appears in the King James Bible, including Mark 15:40.
    First appears in
    Mark — The Gospels
    Peak US usage
    1900s (0.006% of births), currently steady
    Spiritual meaning
    Salome was faithful at the cross when others fled and first at the tomb when hope seemed dead — true discipleship endures through the darkest hours.
    King James verses
    • Mark 15:40

      "There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome."

    • Mark 16:1

      "And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him."

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