Absalom (name)

Absalom (name)

Absalom (pronEng|ˈæbsələm) comes from the Old Testament Hebrew given name "Avshalom" (אַבְשָׁלוֹם), meaning "my father is peace". It is common as a given name and a surname. There are alternate spellings, including the Scandinavian "Axel". [cite web |url=http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/dan.php |title=Danish names |publisher=behindthename.com |accessdate=2007-12-18] People with the name Absalom include:

Given name

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Absalom


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pronunciation= IPA|/ˈæbsələm/
gender = Male
meaning = "my father is peace".
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origin = Hebrew, "Avshalom" (Hebrew|אַבְשָׁלוֹם)
related names = Axel
footnotes =
* Absalom, a son of King David
* Absalom Shade Allan (1843–after 1901), Canadian merchant and politician
* Absalom Baird (1824–1905), Union Army general in the American Civil War
* Avshalom Feinberg (1889–1917), Jewish spy for Britain in World War I
* Absalom Harris Chappell (1801–1878), American politician and lawyer
* Absalom Jones (1746–1818), African American abolitionist and clergyman
* Absalom Willis Robertson (1887–1971), American politician
* Absalom Shade (c. 1793–1862), Canadian businessman and politician
* Absalom Tatom (1742–1802), American politician

urname

Family name
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* Jack Absalom (b. 1927), Australian artist
* Michael Absalom (b. 1980), Scottish, regular presenter on CBBC

References

ee also

* Absalon, historic Danish archbishop and statesman


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