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.
  3. A male given name from Hebrew, popularized by Puritans.
    • 2019 March 8, Elyse Wanshel, “He Was Mad His Photo Was Used To Show All Hipsters Look Alike, But It Wasn't Him”, in HuffPost‎[1]:
      “He accused us of slandering him, presumably by implying he was a hipster, and of using the pic without his permission,” Gideon Lichfield, the Review’s editor-in-chief, explained Tuesday on Twitter.
  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

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

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:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Gi‧de‧on

Proper noun

Gideon m

  1. Gideon (biblical character)
  2. a male given name

Derived terms

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

  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

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