Ahasuerus
m.
Latin Assuerus from Greek Ξέρξης from Old Persian 𐏋 'ruler' + Old Persian 𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 'male, man'.
The name of a king of Persia appearing in the Biblical book of Esther. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Assuerus.
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- ● 1577 Assuerus AuFr Dale
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Ahasuerus". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Ahasuerus.