Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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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.

Belgium
Latin
● 1143 Absalonis (gen) CartStBert 15
Brabant
Latin
● 1312 Absolon (gen) JeanIII p. 25, Absolons (gen) ibid. p. 25
Denmark
Latin
● 1320 Absolonis (gen) MIRGPCM4 XVI-III; 1362 Absolons (gen) ibid. XVI-V
England
Latin
● 1155 Absalon (nom) FPD p. 121, fn. 1, Absalonem (acc) ibid. p. 121, fn. 1; 1181 Absolonus (nom) StPaulDom p. 115; 1222 Apsolone (abl) ibid. p. 107, absolon (gen) ibid. p. 29
Dutch
● 1590 Absolon AuFr Ghijselinck
Early Modern English
● 1583/4 Absalon SurMus p. 118, Absolon ibid. p. 50, Absylon ibid. p. 68
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
Latin
● 1313 Apsolon Slíz p. 13; 1332 Absolon (nom) ibid. 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 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Absalom.