Salome’s name day is August 3, the feast of Salome the Myrrhbearer.
Churches that follow the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the same feast on August 16 of the civil calendar. See everything commemorated on August 3.
The saint behind the name
Salome the Myrrhbearer
August 3, Holy Woman, Σαλώμη η Μυροφόρος
Salome was the wife of Zebedee and mother of the Apostles James and John. The Gospels count her among the women who followed Christ and ministered to Him, and who went to the tomb with myrrh on the morning of the Resurrection.
Also celebrating on August 3
These names share the feast, many of them other forms of the same name:
What to say on a name day
The Greek wish is Χρόνια Πολλά (Chronia Polla), “many years.” A call or a short message on the day is what people remember. See name day wishes you can send and what a name day is.
The calendar, on your phone each morning
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