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Where does “Gideon” come from?

Gideon is an English rendering of the Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן, of uncertain origin and meaning.

Gideon (English): A member of Gideons International, an evangelical...

Definitions

  1. A member of Gideons International, an evangelical...

Ancestry of “Gideon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewגִּדְעוֹןGideon
Every word from Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן →