Babilon Surname History

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• Israel

Etymology of Babilon

This Jewish and Russian surname of Babilon was a surname chosen as a symbol of exile, originally derived from the Hebrew Bavel Babylon. The Jewish people were held in captivity in Babylon from 597 to about 538 BC.

The name is also popular in France, from a medieval given name bestowed in honour of St. Babylas, a 3rd century Christian patriarch of Antoich. His name is of uncertain origin, possibly an ethnic name ultimately derived from the city of Babylon.

This particular surname has an especially ancient origin. It is derived from the Hebrew Bible's account of the Jewish people that from 597 to 538 lived in exile in the foreign land of Babylon. This Ashkenazic name was used to symbolically indicate its bearers' exiled state of being.

Babilon Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Babel, Bavel, Babli, Bably, Bavli, Bavly, Bawli, Bawly, Babeau, Bablin, Babelin, Babelon, Bablon, Bablet, Babelet and many more.