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Meaning

The name Paloma has the following meaning:

Dove. Suggests peace as symbolised by the dove. An unusual name.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Paloma is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 821 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Paloma rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 76 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 710 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Paloma in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Paloma is pronounced as pah-loe-mah

Origins

Paloma originates from the Spanish language.
See other suggested Spanish girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Paloma and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Paloma: Boys - Fernando, Joaquin, Girls - Drina, Duena, Both genders - Cielo, Dolores, Guadalupe, Jade, Linda, Lynn

Variants

Style

We think the name Paloma should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Paloma to be: A woman with a caring heart

In one word, you might describe Paloma as a(n) "caring" person.

See other "caring" names for girls.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Paloma (or its variants) are:

Paloma Rao, born on 4 February, a famous vj. Paloma Rao's background: A chennai-based music VJ and actress. A graduate of B.Sc visual communication from Loyola College, Chennai, Paloma began her career as a theatre artist. In 2004 she become a VJ on SS Music, and hosted the popular shows first frame , autograph and Just Connect. She played a cameo role in Unnale Unnale, which became a hit at the box-office.

Paloma Picasso, born on 19 April, a famous fashion designer. Paloma Picasso's background: A French/Spanish fashion designer and businesswoman. She is the daughter of artists Pablo Picasso and Françoise Gilot. At an early age, Paloma was the subject of many of her father's works, including Paloma with an Orange and Paloma in Blue. Eventually she turned to the field of fashion design and started her own company and brand, such as her eponymous perfume and a line of evening wear. She also designs jewelry for Tiffany & Co. and was known as a regular at the legendary discotheque Studio 54. She made a notorious appearance as the Countess Erzsébet Báthory in Polish filmmaker Walerian Borowczyk's erotic film, Immoral Tales (1974).

Paloma San Basilio, born on 22 November, a famous singer. Paloma San Basilio's background: A singer. She starred in the Spanish language premiere production of Andrew Lloyd Weber's Evita at Teatro Monumental in Madrid. The show later transferred to Barcelona and certain cities in Latin America. She represented Spain at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 in Gothenburg, Sweden, with the sad ballad La fiesta terminó (The party ended), and finished 14th. She also starred in highly acclaimed Madrid revivals of 'Man of La Mancha' and 'My Fair Lady,' and the Madrid production of 'Victor/Victoria.' She recorded several tracks with Placido Domingo and a particularly notable duet version of 'Soledad' by Emilio Jose.
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