Meaning, Origin And History Of The Name Gideon

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Save Gender Masculine Usage Biblical, Hebrew, English, Dutch Scripts גִּדְעוֹן(Hebrew) Pronounced Pron. /ˈɡɪd.i.ən/(English) /ˈɣi.deː.ˌɔn/(Dutch) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From the Hebrew name גִּדְעוֹן (Giḏʿon) meaning "feller, hewer", derived from גָּדַע (gaḏaʿ) meaning "to cut, to hew" [1]. Gideon is a hero and judge of the Old Testament. He led the vastly outnumbered Israelites against the Midianites, defeated them, and killed their two kings. In the English-speaking world, Gideon has been used as a given name since the Protestant Reformation, and it was popular among the Puritans.

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Family Tree·Details VariantGidon(Hebrew) Other Languages & CulturesGedeon(Biblical Greek) Gid'on(Biblical Hebrew) Gedeon(Biblical Latin) User SubmissionsGídeon, Gidéon

Popularity

Details Last ranked #826 in 2024 England and Wales Last ranked #498 in 2023 Netherlands Last ranked #331 in 2024 United States

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Rate·Details classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange complex serious

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Name Days? Austria: October 2Croatia: September 26

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Sources & References

Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h1438, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h1438.