Given name · Russian
Авессалом
“father”
Авессалом (Avessalóm) is a masculine given name. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Avessalóm.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Авессалом goes back to Hebrew אב, meaning “father.”
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Where it comes from
Авессалом comes from Hebrew, and ultimately from Aramaic.
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How it developed
From Hebrew אב, from Arabic, from Aramaic שלמא.
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Авессалом’s family of names
In Russian usage, Авессалом can be written in the Roman alphabet as Avessalóm.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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