Absalom Forename
Approximately 17,184 people bear this name
Absalom Forename Definition:
A male name. Hebrew 'father of peace’. The name of the unhappy s. of David and Michal was a favourite in the 12th and 13th C, usually in the French form Absolon, and was given by Chaucer to the lively young clerk in his Miller’s Tale. It has not been much used since about the end of the 14th C.
Read More About This ForenameAbsalom Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 99% | 4,406 | 1:12,377 | 1,985 |
| Namibia | - | 2,641 | 1:910 | 187 |
| Israel | 100% | 2,044 | 1:4,111 | 733 |
| Indonesia | - | 1,354 | 1:190,520 | 18,640 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1,058 | 1:16,174 | 1,563 |
| Kenya | 98% | 1,046 | 1:44,271 | 3,150 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 875 | 1:17,627 | 1,997 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 733 | 1:100,720 | 5,390 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 644 | 1:275,721 | 10,622 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 619 | 1:85,280 | 5,071 |
| Swaziland | - | 333 | 1:3,904 | 752 |
| Papua New Guinea | 97% | 257 | 1:31,721 | 3,161 |
| Ghana | - | 225 | 1:119,939 | 4,817 |
| Zambia | - | 198 | 1:80,075 | 4,163 |
| United States | 100% | 167 | 1:2,170,880 | 35,251 |
| Philippines | 100% | 118 | 1:898,385 | 25,258 |
| Uganda | 100% | 62 | 1:660,595 | 13,595 |
| Mexico | 100% | 58 | 1:2,140,421 | 12,376 |
| India | 100% | 53 | 1:22,922,226 | 516,200 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 33 | 1:55,853 | 1,250 |
| Colombia | - | 30 | 1:1,592,631 | 14,833 |
| Canada | - | 28 | 1:1,183,335 | 22,004 |
| Liberia | 100% | 28 | 1:157,574 | 6,010 |
| England | 100% | 26 | 1:2,138,574 | 26,646 |
| Botswana | - | 26 | 1:84,017 | 7,219 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 21 | 1:1,029,072 | 27,052 |
| Brazil | 100% | 17 | 1:12,602,127 | 143,895 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 13 | 1:2,342,303 | 65,302 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 10 | 1:597,328 | 17,002 |
| Jamaica | - | 6 | 1:480,538 | 12,525 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 6 | 1:3,845,989 | 64,391 |
| Chile | 100% | 6 | 1:2,934,535 | 17,145 |
| Venezuela | - | 4 | 1:7,550,473 | 90,577 |
| Cambodia | 100% | 3 | 1:5,424,443 | 41,412 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 3 | 1:453,806 | 18,410 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 3 | 1:37,193 | 3,592 |
| Peru | 100% | 3 | 1:10,597,151 | 58,549 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 2 | 1:1,019,998 | 36,117 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Sweden | 100% | 2 | 1:4,928,954 | 52,965 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 2 | 1:290,478 | 6,813 |
| Belize | 100% | 2 | 1:177,154 | 5,935 |
| Pakistan | - | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Chad | 100% | 1 | 1:13,598,398 | 15,363 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| France | - | 1 | 1:66,470,340 | 85,030 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 1 | 1:16,108,429 | 13,998 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Australia | - | 1 | 1:13,657,622 | 55,904 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Russia | 100% | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Qatar | - | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
Absalom (5,552) may also be a surname.
Absalom Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Hebrew 'father of peace’. The name of the unhappy s. of David and Michal was a favourite in the 12th and 13th C, usually in the French form Absolon, and was given by Chaucer to the lively young clerk in his Miller’s Tale. It has not been much used since about the end of the 14th C.
Absalom Curia Regis Rolls 1189-1207. Absolon Curia Regis Rolls 1197, 1200, 1210, 1213-15.
The Scripture name, in Hebrew אבשלום, Abshalom, signifying ‘father of peace;’ from abh father, and shalóm.
Hebrew (masculine) - The father’s peace.
Ab'-sa-lom, father of peace. The son of David by Maachah, daughter of the king of Geshur, distinguished for his fine person, his vices, and his unnatural rebellion. Of his open revolt, his conduct in Jerusalem, his pursuit of the king his father, his defeat and death, see 2 Sam. xvi. xviii.
Meaning: father is peace.
A Hebrew name, meaning: Father of peace.
Absalom Forename Popularity
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Absalom Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Absalom in the Russian language | ||
| Абсалом | absalom | - |
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