# Salome

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /səˈloʊmi/ · frequency rank #40,429

## Definitions
1. A name ascribed to the stepdaughter of Herod who asked for the execution of John the Baptist.
2. A woman mentioned in Mark 16:1, present at the crucifixion of Christ.
3. A female given name from Ancient Greek [in turn from Hebrew], masculine equivalent Solomon.
4. A census-designated place in La Paz County, Arizona, United States. named after Mrs. Grace Salome Pratt.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σαλώμη (Salṓmē), from Hebrew שְׁלוֹמִית (sh'lomít) (belonging to the same root as שָׁלוֹם (shalóm, “peace”)).

## Easily confused with
- **some** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salome-vs-some)
- **same** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salome-vs-same)
- **slope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salome-vs-slope)
- **salon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salome-vs-salon)
- **slime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salome-vs-slime)
- **salve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salome-vs-salve)
- **salute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salome-vs-salute)
- **saloon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salome-vs-saloon)
- **slalom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salome-vs-slalom)
- **shalom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salome-vs-shalom)
- **Salomon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salome-vs-salomon)
- **sale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sale-vs-salome)
- **Salem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salem-vs-salome)
- **salle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salle-vs-salome)
- **Salam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salam-vs-salome)
- **Salma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salma-vs-salome)
- **saline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saline-vs-salome)
- **salami** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salami-vs-salome)
- **Sallie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sallie-vs-salome)

## Common misspellings (8)
`aslome`, `sallome`, `salmoe`, `saloem`, `salomme`, `saolme`, `slaome`, `ssalome`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/salome