Avshalom as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Avshalom

What is the meaning of the name Avshalom ?

The baby name Avshalom is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Hebrew: av-sha-LOM (IPA: /avʃaˈlom/); Anglicized (Absalom): AB-suh-ləm (IPA: /ˈæbsələm/).

Avshalom is Hebrew in Origin.

Avshalom is a Hebrew name (אבשלום) formed from av, “father,” and shalom, “peace,” yielding the sense “father of peace” or “my father is peace.” It appears in the Hebrew Bible as the handsome, charismatic son of King David, whose rebellion and untimely death gave the name a dramatic literary aura while leaving its pacific meaning intact.

Across languages, the name traveled widely: Greek and Latin transmitted it as Absalom/Abessalom, the standard English form; Yiddish preserved Avsholem; Slavic and Russian circles used Avshalom, also seen in the surname Avshalomov; and medieval Scandinavia favored Absalon, from which the modern Axel ultimately developed. In contemporary Israel, Avshalom endures in full or with nicknames like Avi and Avshi, and variant spellings include Absalom and Avsholom/Avsholem. Despite the biblical saga, parents often choose it for its resonant promise of peace.