What does Gideon mean?

Gideon means "hewer, one who cuts"

How do we pronounce Gideon?

Gideon \gi-deo(n), gid-e-on\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby boy name Gideon is pronounced in English as GIHDiyahN 1.

1 Pronunciation for Gideon: G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Gideon?

Gideon is largely used in English, French, German, Hebrew, and Slavic. It is derived from Hebrew origins. Biblical name derived from the word 'gidon' with the meaning hewer, one who cuts down, great warrior. Gidon (Hebrew) is an original form of the name. The name was borne in the Bible by an Israelite judge who delivered his people from the Midianites. The name was consequently popular with the English Puritans in the 17th century. The name is currently more popular in the USA than in other English speaking countries, and it is also commonly used in modern Hebrew. Gideon has 18 variant transcriptions that are used in both English and other languages. English variant transcriptions of Gideon baby name Gedion, meaning of Gedon, name Gid origin, Giddy meaning and origin, what does the name Gidea mean, Gidee definition, baby name Gidey, Gidi definition, name Gidie origin, short names for Gidion, Gidy meaning and origin, Gydeon definition, and Hadeon name. Variation transcriptions used in other languages Gedeon meaning of name (French, Russian, and Slavic), baby name Gida (Hungarian), meaning of Gideone (Italian), Gidon meaning of name (Hebrew), and name Hedeon (Russian). Gideon is a rather popular baby boy name. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1990s. Its usage peaked modestly in 2010 with 0.028% of baby boys being named Gideon. It was #461 in rank then. Among all boy names in its family, Gideon was the most regularly used in 2010.

List of baby names that sound like Gideon:

name Gideone (Italian), Gidion name popularity, Gaetano name popularity (Italian), baby name Gatimu (African), Gautama meaning of name (Indian), meaning of Gedeon (French, Russian, and Slavic), Gedion meaning and origin, Gedymin name (Polish), name Giddonah meaning, Gidnea name variations, Gitano name, meaning of Godana, name Godanah origin, name Godanna origin, baby name Godannah, name Godewin meaning, Godewyn name popularity, nicknames for Gwydeon, nicknames for Gwydion, and meaning of Gwydionne.

The baby name Gideon fun facts:

The name Gideon in reverse order is "Noedig".

The numerological value of the name Gideon is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

How popular is Gideon?

Gideon is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.05%
20130.04%
20120.04%
20110.04%
20100.03%
20090.02%
20080.02%
20070.02%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames