The story
- Old Persian · derived from*Varufarnāh
- Ancient Greek · derived fromὈλοφέρνης
- Late Latin · derived fromHolofernēs
- English todayHolofernes
From Late Latin Holofernēs, Holophernēs, from Ancient Greek Ὀλοφέρνης (Olophérnēs), from Old Persian *Varufarnāh. Compare with Ancient Greek Ὀροφέρνης (Orophérnēs).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.