ahasuerus

Etymology

Came from Hebrew אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ (Akhashverósh), from Old Persian ??????? (x-š-y-a-r-š-a /⁠xšayāršā⁠/, "ruler among kings"); cognates include Xerxes, from Ancient Greek Ξέρξης (Xérxēs), from the same Old Persian name.