name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Canada, US:/ˈɡɪd.i.ən/
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rhymes with -ɪdiən
CMU ARPABET:G IH1 D IY0 AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
Initialism of Global Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology Network, a medical decision support tool.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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Meaning 2
A warrior judge of Israel mentioned in the book of Judges.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
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name
Meaning 3
A male given name from Hebrew, popularized by Puritans.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 4
An English surname originating as a patronymic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 5
A city in Missouri, United States; named for lumber businessman Frank Gideon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 6
A census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 7
A member of Gideons International, an evangelical Christian association, founded in 1899, that distributes free copies of the Bible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón, “Gideon”) ("feller", "hewer", "mighty warrior").
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Aghwan:
𐔲𐔴𐔳𐔴𐕒𐕎
(gedeon)
— biblical character
Arabic:
جَدْعَوْن
(jadʕawn)
— biblical character
Chinese Mandarin:
基甸
(Jīdiàn)
— biblical character
Maore Comorian:
Jideoni
— biblical character
Dutch:
Gideon
— biblical character
Esperanto:
Gideon
— biblical character
Finnish:
Gideon
— biblical character
French:
Gédéon
— biblical character
Ancient Greek:
Γεδεών
(Gedeṓn)
— biblical character