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GIDEON

name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Canada, US: /ˈɡɪd.i.ən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪdiən
  • CMU ARPABET: G IH1 D IY0 AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

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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name

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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3

name

Meaning 3

A male given name from Hebrew, popularized by Puritans.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

name

Meaning 4

An English surname originating as a patronymic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

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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name

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
  • Hebrew: גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón) — biblical character
  • Hindi: गिदोन (gidon) — biblical character
  • Hungarian: Gedeon — biblical character
  • Italian: Gedeone — biblical character
  • Navajo: Gídiyan — biblical character
  • Norman: Gudgion — biblical character
  • Portuguese: Gideão — biblical character
  • Romanian: Ghedeon — biblical character
  • Russian: Гедео́н (Gedeón) — biblical character
  • Spanish: Gedeón — biblical character
  • Chinese Mandarin: 吉迪恩 (Jídí'ēn) — male given name
  • French: Gédéon — male given name
  • Hebrew: גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón) — male given name
  • Hindi: गिडियन (giḍiyan) — male given name
  • Italian: Gedeone — male given name
  • Norman: Gudgion — male given name
  • Norman: Gédéon — male given name
  • Ukrainian: Ґедео́н (Gedeón) — male given name
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