Paloma (name)
Paloma is a 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 ":es:Virgen de la Paloma de Madrid|Virgen de la Paloma de Madrid" feast day is celebrated on August 15.
Paloma is a common name in Italy and Spain.Notable people named Paloma
- Paloma Baeza, British actress
- Paloma Berganza, Spanish singer
- Paloma Bloyd, American actress and model
- Paloma del Río, Spanish journalist
- Paloma Efron, Argentine journalist
- Paloma Faith, British singer and actress
- Paloma Herrera, Argentine ballet dancer
- Paloma Kwiatkowski, Canadian actress
- Paloma McLardy, American drummer
- Paloma O'Shea, Spanish pianist
- Paloma Pedrero, Spanish actress
- Paloma Picasso, French and Spanish designer and businesswoman
- Paloma Pinault, American, daughter of François-Henri Pinault
- Paloma Rao, Indian actress
- Paloma San Basilio, Spanish singer
- Paloma Stoecker, British singer
- Paloma Weisz, German contemporary artist
- Paloma Young, American designer
