Gideon

See also: GIDEON

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón, “Gideon”) ("feller", "hewer", "mighty warrior").

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɪd.i.ən/
• Rhymes: -ɪdiən

Proper noun

Gideon

2. (biblical) A warrior judge of Israel mentioned in the book of Judges.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Judges 7:7:

     And the Lord said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place.

3. A male given name from Hebrew, popularized by Puritans.
4. An English surname originating as a patronymic.
5. A city in Missouri, United States; named for lumber businessman Frank Gideon.
6. A census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States.

Translations

biblical character

• Aghwan: 𐔲𐔴𐔳𐔴𐕒𐕎 (gedeon)
• Arabic: جَدْعَوْن m (jadʕawn)
• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 基甸 (zh) (Jīdiàn)

• Dutch: Gideon (nl)
• Esperanto: Gideon
• Finnish: Gideon
• French: Gédéon (fr)
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• Greek:

  Ancient: Γεδεών m (Gedeṓn)

• Hebrew: גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón)
• Hungarian: Gedeon (hu)
• Italian: Gedeone (it)
• Maore Comorian: Jideoni
• Norman: Gudgion m
• Portuguese: Gideão
• Romanian: Ghedeon
• Russian: Гедео́н m (Gedeón)
• Spanish: Gedeón

male given name

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 吉迪恩 (zh) (Jídí'ēn)

• French: Gédéon (fr)
• Hebrew: גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón)
• Italian: Gedeone (it)
• Norman: Gudgion m, Gédéon m
• Ukrainian: Ґедео́н m (Gedeón)

Noun

Gideon (plural Gideons)

1. (Christianity) A member of Gideons International, an evangelical Christian association, founded in 1899, that distributes free copies of the Bible.

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/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Gi‧de‧on

Proper noun

Gideon m

1. Gideon (biblical character)
2. 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

Proper noun

Gideon

1. Gideon (biblical character)
2. (rare) a male given name
3. The letter G in the Finnish spelling alphabet.

Declension

Inflection of Gideon (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Gideon	Gideonit
genitive		Gideonin	Gideonien
partitive		Gideonia	Gideoneja
illative		Gideoniin	Gideoneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Gideon	Gideonit
accusative	nom.	Gideon	Gideonit
	gen.	Gideonin
genitive		Gideonin	Gideonien
partitive		Gideonia	Gideoneja
inessive		Gideonissa	Gideoneissa
elative		Gideonista	Gideoneista
illative		Gideoniin	Gideoneihin
adessive		Gideonilla	Gideoneilla
ablative		Gideonilta	Gideoneilta
allative		Gideonille	Gideoneille
essive		Gideonina	Gideoneina
translative		Gideoniksi	Gideoneiksi
abessive		Gideonitta	Gideoneitta
instructive		—	Gideonein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Gideon (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Gideonini Gideonini accusative nom. Gideonini Gideonini gen. Gideonini genitive Gideonini Gideonieni partitive Gideoniani Gideonejani inessive Gideonissani Gideoneissani elative Gideonistani Gideoneistani illative Gideoniini Gideoneihini adessive Gideonillani Gideoneillani ablative Gideoniltani Gideoneiltani allative Gideonilleni Gideoneilleni essive Gideoninani Gideoneinani translative Gideonikseni Gideoneikseni abessive Gideonittani Gideoneittani instructive — — comitative — Gideoneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Gideonisi Gideonisi accusative nom. Gideonisi Gideonisi gen. Gideonisi genitive Gideonisi Gideoniesi partitive Gideoniasi Gideonejasi inessive Gideonissasi Gideoneissasi elative Gideonistasi Gideoneistasi illative Gideoniisi Gideoneihisi adessive Gideonillasi Gideoneillasi ablative Gideoniltasi Gideoneiltasi allative Gideonillesi Gideoneillesi essive Gideoninasi Gideoneinasi translative Gideoniksesi Gideoneiksesi abessive Gideonittasi Gideoneittasi instructive — — comitative — Gideoneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Gideonimme Gideonimme accusative nom. Gideonimme Gideonimme gen. Gideonimme genitive Gideonimme Gideoniemme partitive Gideoniamme Gideonejamme inessive Gideonissamme Gideoneissamme elative Gideonistamme Gideoneistamme illative Gideoniimme Gideoneihimme adessive Gideonillamme Gideoneillamme ablative Gideoniltamme Gideoneiltamme allative Gideonillemme Gideoneillemme essive Gideoninamme Gideoneinamme translative Gideoniksemme Gideoneiksemme abessive Gideonittamme Gideoneittamme instructive — — comitative — Gideoneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Gideoninne Gideoninne accusative nom. Gideoninne Gideoninne gen. Gideoninne genitive Gideoninne Gideonienne partitive Gideonianne Gideonejanne inessive Gideonissanne Gideoneissanne elative Gideonistanne Gideoneistanne illative Gideoniinne Gideoneihinne adessive Gideonillanne Gideoneillanne ablative Gideoniltanne Gideoneiltanne allative Gideonillenne Gideoneillenne essive Gideoninanne Gideoneinanne translative Gideoniksenne Gideoneiksenne abessive Gideonittanne Gideoneittanne instructive — — comitative — Gideoneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Gideoninsa Gideoninsa accusative nom. Gideoninsa Gideoninsa gen. Gideoninsa genitive Gideoninsa Gideoniensa partitive Gideoniaan Gideoniansa Gideonejaan Gideonejansa inessive Gideonissaan Gideonissansa Gideoneissaan Gideoneissansa elative Gideonistaan Gideonistansa Gideoneistaan Gideoneistansa illative Gideoniinsa Gideoneihinsa adessive Gideonillaan Gideonillansa Gideoneillaan Gideoneillansa ablative Gideoniltaan Gideoniltansa Gideoneiltaan Gideoneiltansa allative Gideonilleen Gideonillensa Gideoneilleen Gideoneillensa essive Gideoninaan Gideoninansa Gideoneinaan Gideoneinansa translative Gideonikseen Gideoniksensa Gideoneikseen Gideoneiksensa abessive Gideonittaan Gideonittansa Gideoneittaan Gideoneittansa instructive — — comitative — Gideoneineen Gideoneinensa

Statistics

• The given name Gideon belongs to 31 male individuals (and as a middle name to 165 more, making it much more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• dogien