Name: Gideon
Gender: Male
Usage: Gideon, of hebrew origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Gideon are in general originating from Austria, Denmark, France, Israel, Netherlands, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Gideon across the world, see Gidon.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Gideon is: Hewer, Great warrior.
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Numerology of the first name Gideon: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 9. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: humanitarian, self-sacrificing, idealistic, giving, altruist, devoted, romantic.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Compassionate, Idealistic
Ruling planet: Mars
Colors: Red
Gemstones: Bloodstone
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The name Gideon is ranked on the 2,719th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 136600 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.002% of the population. The name Gideon has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Gideon for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
Biblical name (meaning ‘one who cuts down’ in Hebrew) borne by an Israelite leader appointed to deliver his people from the Midianites (Judges 6: 14). He did this by getting his army to creep up on them with their torches hidden in pitchers. The name was popular among the 17th-century Puritans, and is still used in America and in modern Hebrew.
Derivatives: Russian: Gedeon. Jewish: Gidon (Hebrew).
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