Gideon

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón, “Gideon”) ("feller", "hewer", "mighty warrior"). === Pronunciation === (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɡɪd.i.ən/ Rhymes: -ɪdiən === Proper noun === Gideon (biblical) A warrior judge of Israel mentioned in the book of Judges. A male given name from Hebrew, popularized by Puritans. An English surname originating as a patronymic. A city in Missouri, United States; named for lumber businessman Frank Gideon. A census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Gideon (plural Gideons) (Christianity) A member of Gideons International, an evangelical Christian association, founded in 1899, that distributes free copies of the Bible. ==== See also ==== === Anagrams === doeing == Dutch == === Etymology === Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן (“smasher, feller”), perhaps influenced by Latin Gedeon, from Ancient Greek Γεδεων (Gedeōn). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɣi.deːˌɔn/ Hyphenation: Gi‧de‧on === Proper noun === Gideon m Gideon (biblical character) a male given name ==== Derived terms ==== gideonsbende == Finnish == === Etymology === From Biblical Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡideon/, [ˈɡide̞o̞n] Rhymes: -ideon Syllabification(key): Gi‧de‧on Hyphenation(key): Gi‧de‧on === Proper noun === Gideon Gideon (biblical character) (rare) a male given name The letter G in the Finnish spelling alphabet. ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== The given name Gideon belongs to 36 male individuals (and as a middle name to 169 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === === Anagrams === dogien