Given name · also Ancient Greek

Esaus

Esaus is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Latin.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Esaus comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.

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How it developed

From Ancient Greek Ἡσαῦ, from Biblical Hebrew עֵשָׂו (ʿĒśāw).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Sibling ideas

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