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Paloma?
by Wish Fish (WishFish)
6/13/2025, 5:50 PM
What do you think of this name? I've been thinking of it lately. Only negative association is the drink.

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- Hecate
6/14/2025, 10:06 AM
I like the drink more than the name.
- ari.   +2
6/14/2025, 7:20 AM
I think it's very pretty. There was a song my parents listened to a lot called "una paloma bianca" - as a baby name nerd, I thought it would be a very cute set for three sisters.
- New_Chloë (New_Chloe)
yesterday, 8:36 AM
That would be a very pretty and offbeat sister set!
- NelleR
6/14/2025, 12:01 PM
I thought of that song too! So I'm off to YouTube to listen to it.
- Justina
6/14/2025, 7:16 AM
I like Paloma. It's the name of one of Picasso's daughters. Eventually she launched her own successful jewelry line. His other kids were Paulo, Maya, and Claude. I am unfamiliar with the drink.
- RoxStar
6/14/2025, 7:00 AM
I wouldn't use it, but I think it's very pretty.
- New_Chloë (New_Chloe)   +4
6/14/2025, 6:27 AM
I love it. My husband isn't crazy about it because it's a very religious name to him, and that makes me sad! I wish we could both like it.I don't know about the drink.
- Wish Fish (WishFish)   +3
6/14/2025, 6:41 AM
How is it very religious
- New_Chloë (New_Chloe)   +2
6/14/2025, 8:17 AM
I guess in Spain the Virgin Mary has a title related to Paloma, and in his experience only really old people/conservative families use Marian titles as names.
- guasguendi   +1
6/14/2025, 1:43 PM
She does! Her title is Virgen de la Paloma (Virgin of the Dove) or Nuestra Señora de la Paloma (Our Lady of the Dove), and she is regarded as a minor but popular patron saint of Madrid, hence why the name is most common there (https://es.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgen_de_la_Paloma_de_Madrid).
- New_Chloë (New_Chloe)
yesterday, 8:39 AM
Ah yes, thanks for the info! I think I actually stayed on the street where they start the festival celebrating this, Calle de Paloma. There was a church on the street named after this Mary!
- InVain60
6/14/2025, 5:53 AM
It's so pretty name that means "dove" is cute tho.
- guasguendi   +6
6/14/2025, 1:14 AM
It's okay, I like it, but I wouldn't use it since it's the common word for "pigeon" in my language. I wasn't aware of the cocktail, but I don't think it's notable enough to affect the name.
- Anya Mel’nik or Mel’nyk (Tovaryshka_Anya)   +5
6/14/2025, 6:02 AM
In my language pigeon and dove are called same thing, is it same for you?
- guasguendi   +2
6/14/2025, 1:09 PM
It's also the same, but I immediately think of the city ones and not the symbol of peace (white dove).
- Anya Mel’nik or Mel’nyk (Tovaryshka_Anya)   +1
6/14/2025, 1:14 PM
I also immediately think of city bird. When my city was under siege these birds were food, so I don't like it because of that association...
- guasguendi
6/14/2025, 1:26 PM
Yikes... that's an awful association. :/
- Anneza   +1
6/14/2025, 9:09 AM
Can't answer for everyone, but I'm used to using 'pigeon' for domesticated birds and 'dove'for wild ones. That seems to be the only difference, though domesticated critters tend to have more varied colours etc than wild ones.

This message was edited 6/14/2025, 9:10 AM

- Anya Mel’nik or Mel’nyk (Tovaryshka_Anya)
6/14/2025, 10:48 AM
In my language pigeon and dove are both called голуб (holub).
- Anya Mel’nik or Mel’nyk (Tovaryshka_Anya)
6/13/2025, 7:19 PM
Not my style.
- ratgirlfriend
6/13/2025, 7:15 PM
I really like this name a lot. I can see how someone wouldn't like it due to the drink association, but I don't think it's a big deal. It's not like naming your kid Whiskey or Martini or something.
- NelleR
6/13/2025, 6:39 PM
There is a character named Loma in a novel I read recently, Cold Sassy Tree. Not the nicest character, but a lovely name.
- TMyers
6/13/2025, 6:00 PM
I like the meaning 'dove.' I think it would be easier to wear if you were Italian or Spanish. I think its a pretty name.