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. Sagradas Escrituras (1569): Asuero. Geneva Bible (1587): Ahashuerosh.
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- ● 1577 Assuerus AuFr Dale;
1584 Assuerus ibid. Prooffsten;
1585 Assuerus ibid. Heldersum;
1591 Assuerus ibid. Klopperijs
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Ahasuerus". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Ahasuerus.