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I think both Shalom and Salaam sound strange when used as names. I know the words mean "peace", but it's a bit like naming someone Hello. Salome is nicer.

It's about as good an idea as naming a kid Hello, Hola, Howdy-Do, or Wazzup.
In other words, a bad idea.

LOVE it! We believe we lost a baby a few years ago and named him or her Shalom. It's beautiful.

Hi !!!

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I prefer Shalom on a boy.
I love Salomè on a girl.

Shalom for anyone seems silly. Yes, the meaning is good, but it also has another, more everyday meaning, which is as a greeting (Hello and also Goodbye). I love it when my Jewish friends greet me with Shalom, but hearing it on a person would be odd.

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And, it's unusual as a given name, and I'm willing to bet that people hearing it would think they were hearing the more familiar Sharon instead.

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I could be wrong, of course. Do you know any Israelis you could check with?