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Help[Opinions] Salome
I have loved this name for a while. However, some people seem to consider Salome taboo because it was traditionally considered to be the name of the woman who demanded the head of John the Baptist. Yet there was another Salome in the Bible, and it's because of the second Salome that the name is used in other countries such as France. I still don't consider Salome to be as bad as Jezebel, though.
What do you think of Salome? Do you think it's usable in English?
What do you think of Salome? Do you think it's usable in English?
This message was edited 5/25/2011, 2:35 PM
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I think you should watch the Strauss opera and then decide.
It's a totally badass name but I'd neeeever use it. oh my gawd.
It's a totally badass name but I'd neeeever use it. oh my gawd.
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I don't like it much myself, but I think it is useable.
I don't know how religious people are where you live, but where I'm from, hardly anyone would know that Salome was a Biblical name, let alone the story which went with it so I think it's totally useable.
I don't know how religious people are where you live, but where I'm from, hardly anyone would know that Salome was a Biblical name, let alone the story which went with it so I think it's totally useable.
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It's usable to me. I've always been drawn to it's exotic air. The only down side that I see is the pronunciation.
My ears prefer, "SAL-uh-may," but I've come to the conclusion that "sah-LO-may" is closer to the original Shalom. So I've settled on the latter. But it could be an issue for others.
You might also like Salomea, "-MAY-uh."
My ears prefer, "SAL-uh-may," but I've come to the conclusion that "sah-LO-may" is closer to the original Shalom. So I've settled on the latter. But it could be an issue for others.
You might also like Salomea, "-MAY-uh."
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Ditto ... I said it SAL-o-may to myself for as long as I've known the name existed, until I saw the prn on this site. What a disappointment.
Forvo.com has 3 different language pronunciations and 2 of them sound like SAL-o-may to me. The English one is, and 3 people voted it good. So I wonder. Maybe one could use it and pronounce it like that.
I don't think the legend makes it unusable at all - only the Sa-LOW-may prn. makes it virtually unusable.
Forvo.com has 3 different language pronunciations and 2 of them sound like SAL-o-may to me. The English one is, and 3 people voted it good. So I wonder. Maybe one could use it and pronounce it like that.
I don't think the legend makes it unusable at all - only the Sa-LOW-may prn. makes it virtually unusable.
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I have the same sound preference for SAL-oh-may but have reached the same conclusion about sah-LO-may, which I find a very unfortunate prn indeed, for the very "salami" reason others have noted.
Barring the issue of prn -- which, admittedly, is a totally huge issue -- I think it's perfectly usable, though I would only use it as a mn.
Barring the issue of prn -- which, admittedly, is a totally huge issue -- I think it's perfectly usable, though I would only use it as a mn.
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I just can't resist saying ti as Salami
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I love it. But like the others have said, I won't use it because it's too close to Salami. :P Awful association, it's too bad, because it is such a beautiful name.
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I don't care if the name is taboo according to the Bible, but that's just me. The most interesting women in the Bible are the ones who are 'marked', like Salome.
Having said that, I will say that the name itself doesn't appeal to me. I always think 'salami' when I hear/read it. Sorry.
Having said that, I will say that the name itself doesn't appeal to me. I always think 'salami' when I hear/read it. Sorry.
This message was edited 5/25/2011, 3:20 PM
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It seriously sounds like salami, the lunch meat. I really dislike it, and I wouldn't think it's usable
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