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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Absalom m. Hebrew אַבְשָלוֹם 'father of peace'.

The name of a Biblical son of King David. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Absalon. Geneva Bible (1560): Abshalóm.

For more information see Withycombe, s.n. Absalom.

Brabant
Latin
● 1312 Absolon (gen) JeanIII p. 25, Absolons (gen) ibid. p. 25
England
Latin
● 1155 Absalon (nom) FPD p. 121, fn. 1, Absalonem (acc) ibid. p. 121, fn. 1
France
Latin
● 1133 Absalon (nom) CartNDdOurscamp XXX, Absalonis (gen) ibid. XXX; c1156 Absalon (nom) ibid. XXXII
Middle French
● 1565 Absalon RegPCC-1 p. 167
Hungary
Hungarian
● 1313 Apsolon Slíz p. 13
Italy
Latin
● 1186 Absaloni (dat) KD-1 no. 1; 1198 Absaloni (dat) ibid. no. 4
Scotland
Latin
● 1238 Absalone (abl) CartLevenax p. 13
Cite as: G. Grim, R. Le Get, M. Slíz, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Absalom". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Absalom.