Edom

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: Koine

Via Late Latin Edōm from Koine Greek Ἐδώμ (Edṓm) from Biblical Hebrew אֱדוֹם (ʾĔḏōm). The medieval Jewish use of "Edom" to refer to Christians referred to their view of Christianity as a heresy that originated from Judaism, comparing Christians to Esau as a relative who was hostile to Jacob (who represented the Jewish people). It originated from Jewish writings that compared the Roman authorities to Edom for their persecution of Jewish people, which was later applied to Christianity when the latter became the state religion of the Roman Empire.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Edomobi Derived from Edom
Edomskikh Derived from Edom
Edomwonyi Derived from Edom
Asa Koine origin
Caleb Koine origin
Emmaus Koine origin
Lazarus Koine origin
Luke Koine origin
Marcion Koine origin
Petro Koine origin

Popularity by Country

Edom

Rank #25864

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

Edom

Rank #113220

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

Edom

Rank #130443

Frequency 120 people (0.04 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 60% Black 32.5% Two+ 4.17%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

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