Gideon
GID-ee-uhn
Popularity
#331
Letters
6
Syllables
3
Origin
Hebrew
Total Births
21,288
Peak Year
#1,161 in 2017
First Recorded
1880
Style
Spiritual & Biblical, Classic & Timeless
Spelling
Moderate spelling
What It Means
Gideon is a Hebrew name meaning 'hewer' or 'feller (of trees)'. It is a biblical name, from the Old Testament.
Numerology
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Famous Namesakes
Gideon Mantell
English geologist and paleontologist
Gideon Emery
English actor
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