Where does “Abdon” come from?

Abdon (English) comes from Hebrew עבדון, from Hebrew ־וֹן — {{n-g|diminutive suffix}}.

Abdon (English): The tenth judge of Israel. biblical character

Definitions

  1. The tenth judge of Israel. biblical character

Ancestry of “Abdon”, step by step

Abdon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew עבדון

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewעבדוןservant
2Hebrew־וֹן{{n-g|diminutive suffix}}

via Old English Abba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishAbba—
Every word from Hebrew ־וֹן →Every word from Hebrew עבדון →