Absalom (name)

Pronunciation	/ˈæbsələm/
Gender	masculine
Language(s)	Hebrew
Meaning	"father of peace".
See also	Axel

Absalom
Family name
Region of origin	England
Related names	Asplen, Aspling, Ashplant; Absolon

Absalom (English pronunciation /ˈæbsələm/, Hebrew: אַבְשָלוֹם, Modern Avshalom, Tiberian ʼAḇšālôm; "father of peace"; Biblical Greek Αβεσσαλωμ) is a masculine given name from the Old Testament, where Absalom is a son of King David.

The variant (or "fuller form") Hebrew: אֲבּישָׁלוֹם, Modern Avishalom, Tiberian ʼĂḇîyšâlôwm; "my father is peace" is given as the name of the father-in-law of Rehoboam in 1 Kings (15:2,10).

Absalon was a 12th-century Danish archbishop and statesman from whose name the modern Scandinavian given name Axel has developed (via Axelen). The variant Absolon is a German surname.

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