Given name

Assuerus

“king of kings”

Assuerus is a given name from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Latin.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Assuerus goes back to Biblical Hebrew אחשורוש, meaning “king of kings.”

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Where it comes from

Assuerus comes from Biblical Hebrew.

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How it developed

From Biblical Hebrew אחשורוש.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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