Gideon

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Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical, Hebrew, English, Dutch
Scripts גִּדְעוֹן(Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈɡɪd.i.ən/(English) /ˈɣi.deː.ˌɔn/(Dutch)

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.