Paloma (name)
Paloma is a Spanish female given name, derived from Latin "palumbus, which means "dove", a symbol of peace. The name also can be understood as the Holy Spirit symbolized in this bird. Palomma, using double "m, comes from a Neapolitan dialect, made famous in the song "Palomma 'e notte" written by Di Giacomo and Buongiovanni in 1906.
In Southern Italy, "La Festa della Palomma is celebrated at Easter at the Chiesa della Madonna della Nova, Ostuni, Puglia. In Spain, the "Virgen de la Paloma de Madrid feast day is celebrated on August 15.
Paloma is a common name in Spain.
Notable people named Paloma
Given name
- Paloma Adrados, Spanish politician
- Paloma Aguirre, American conservationist and politician
- Paloma Baeza, British actress
- Paloma Berganza, Spanish singer
- Paloma Bloyd, American actress and model
- Paloma Bustamante, Chilean footballer
- Paloma del Río, Spanish journalist
- Paloma Efron, Argentine journalist
- Paloma Faith, British singer and actress
- Paloma García Ovejero, Spanish journalist
- Paloma Gómez Enríquez, Spanish politician
- Paloma Herrera, Argentine ballet dancer
- Paloma Kwiatkowski, Canadian actress
- Paloma McLardy, Spanish drummer
- Paloma O'Shea, Spanish pianist
- Paloma Pedrero, Spanish actress
- Paloma Picasso, French and Spanish designer and businesswoman
- Paloma Pinault, daughter of François-Henri Pinault and Salma Hayek
- Paloma Rao, Indian actress
- Paloma San Basilio, Spanish singer
- Paloma Stoecker, British singer
- Paloma Tortajada, Spanish broadcaster and journalist
- Paloma Valencia, Colombian politician
- Paloma Weisz, German contemporary artist
- Paloma Young, American designer
- Paloma Mami, Chilean-American singer
Surname
- Blanca Paloma, Spanish singer, set designer and costume designer.
- Paris Paloma, English singer-songwriter and guitarist.
- Pepsi Paloma, Filipino-American dancer and actress
Stage Name
- Paloma (drag queen) Drag Queen, winner of Drag Race France