Proper Name guide

Absalom

name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • US: /ˈæb.sə.ləm/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AE1 B S AH0 L AH0 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

The third son of David, king of Israel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A male given name from Hebrew.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Hebrew אַבְשָׁלוֹם (avshalóm, literally “father of peace”), from אָב (av, “father”) + שָׁלוֹם (shalom, “peace”).

Across languages

Translations

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: Աբիսողոմ (Abisoġom) — Biblical character
  • Chinese Mandarin: 押沙龍 /押沙龙 (Yāshālóng) — Biblical character
  • Chinese Mandarin: 阿貝沙隆 /阿贝沙隆 (Ābèishālóng) — Biblical character
  • Czech: Abšalom — Biblical character
  • Esperanto: Abŝalom — Biblical character
  • French: Absalom — Biblical character
  • French: Absalon — Biblical character
  • German: Absalom — Biblical character
  • German: Abschalom — Biblical character
  • Greek: Αβεσσαλώμ (Avessalóm) — Biblical character
  • Ancient Greek: Ἀβεσσαλώμ (Abessalṓm) — Biblical character
  • Hebrew: אַבְשָׁלוֹם אֲבּישָׁלוֹם (avshalóm) — Biblical character
  • Hindi: अबशालोम (abśālom) — Biblical character
  • Old Irish: Abisolón — Biblical character
  • Japanese: アブサロム (abusaromu) — Biblical character
  • Judeo-Tat: Ovşolum — Biblical character
  • Korean: 압살롬 (Apsallom) — Biblical character
  • Latin: Abessālōm — Biblical character
  • Latin: Abessālōn — Biblical character
  • Latin: Absalōn — Biblical character
  • Polish: Absalom — Biblical character
  • Portuguese: Absalão — Biblical character
  • Russian: Авессало́м (Avessalóm) — Biblical character
  • Scottish Gaelic: Absalom — Biblical character
  • Spanish: Absalón — Biblical character
  • Swedish: Absalom — Biblical character
  • Armenian: Աբիսողոմ (Abisoġom) — male given name
  • Catalan: Absaló — male given name
  • Danish: Absalom — male given name
  • Dutch: Absalom — male given name
  • Galician: Absalón — male given name
  • German: Absalom — male given name
  • Hebrew: אַבְשָׁלוֹם אֲבּישָׁלוֹם (avshalóm) — male given name
  • Italian: Assalonne — male given name
  • Italian: Absalone — male given name
  • Portuguese: Absalão — male given name
  • Russian: Авессало́м (Avessalóm) — male given name
  • Scottish Gaelic: Abhsalan — male given name
  • Spanish: Absalón — male given name
  • Swedish: Absalom — male given name
  • Swedish: Absalon — male given name