Absalom (name)

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Absalom /ˈæbsələm/ comes from the Old Testament Hebrew given name Avshalom (אַבְשָׁלוֹם), meaning "Father of Peace" or "my father is peace". It is common as a given name and a surname. There are alternate spellings, including the Scandinavian Axel.^[1] People with the name Absalom include:

Given name

• Absalom, a son of King David
• Absalom Shade Allan (1843–after 1901), Canadian merchant and politician
• Absalom Baird (1824–1905), Union Army general in the American Civil War
• Avshalom Feinberg (1889–1917), Jewish spy for Britain in World War I
• Absalom Harris Chappell (1801–1878), American politician and lawyer
• Avshalom Haviv (1926-1947), one of the Olei Hagardom
• Absalom Jones (1746–1818), African American abolitionist and clergyman
• Absalom Willis Robertson (1887–1971), American politician
• Absalom Shade (c. 1793–1862), Canadian businessman and politician
• Absalom Tatom (1742–1802), American politician

Surname

• Jack Absalom (b. 1927), Australian artist
• Michael Absalom (b. 1980), Scottish, regular presenter on CBBC
• Mike Absalom (b. 1940), English folk singer-songwriter

See also

• Absalon, historic Danish archbishop and statesman

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