# Gideon
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón, “Gideon”) ("feller", "hewer", "mighty warrior").

### Pronunciation

* (US) IPA: /ˈɡɪd.i.ən/
* Rhymes: -ɪdiən

### Proper noun

Gideon
* (biblical) A warrior judge of Israel mentioned in the book of Judges.
** 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Judges 7:7:And the Lord said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place.
* A male given name from Hebrew, popularized by Puritans.
** 2019 March 8, Elyse Wanshel, “He Was Mad His Photo Was Used To Show All Hipsters Look Alike, But It Wasn't Him”, in HuffPost‎:“He accused us of slandering him, presumably by implying he was a hipster, and of using the pic without his permission,” Gideon Lichfield, the Review’s editor-in-chief, explained Tuesday on Twitter.
* An English surname originating as a patronymic.
* A city in Missouri, United States; named for lumber businessman Frank Gideon.
* A census-designated place in Oklahoma, United States.

#### Translations
### Noun

Gideon (plural Gideons)
* (Christianity) A member of Gideons International, an evangelical Christian association, founded in 1899, that distributes free copies of the Bible.

### Anagrams

* doeing

## Dutch
### Etymology

Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן (“smasher, feller”), perhaps influenced by Latin Gedeon, from Ancient Greek Γεδεων (Gedeōn).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɣi.deːˌɔn/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: Gi‧de‧on

### Proper noun

Gideon m
* Gideon (biblical character)
* a male given name

#### Derived terms

* gideonsbende

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן (gid'ón).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡideon/, [ˈɡide̞o̞n]
* Rhymes: -ideon
* Hyphenation: Gi‧de‧on

### Proper noun

Gideon
* Gideon (biblical character)
* (rare) a male given name
* The letter G in the Finnish spelling alphabet.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Gideon (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Gideonini
Gideonini
accusative
nom.
Gideonini
Gideonini
gen.
Gideonini
genitive
Gideonini
Gideonieni
partitive
Gideoniani
Gideonejani
inessive
Gideonissani
Gideoneissani
elative
Gideonistani
Gideoneistani
illative
Gideoniini
Gideoneihini
adessive
Gideonillani
Gideoneillani
ablative
Gideoniltani
Gideoneiltani
allative
Gideonilleni
Gideoneilleni
essive
Gideoninani
Gideoneinani
translative
Gideonikseni
Gideoneikseni
abessive
Gideonittani
Gideoneittani
instructive
comitative
—Gideoneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Gideonisi
Gideonisi
accusative
nom.
Gideonisi
Gideonisi
gen.
Gideonisi
genitive
Gideonisi
Gideoniesi
partitive
Gideoniasi
Gideonejasi
inessive
Gideonissasi
Gideoneissasi
elative
Gideonistasi
Gideoneistasi
illative
Gideoniisi
Gideoneihisi
adessive
Gideonillasi
Gideoneillasi
ablative
Gideoniltasi
Gideoneiltasi
allative
Gideonillesi
Gideoneillesi
essive
Gideoninasi
Gideoneinasi
translative
Gideoniksesi
Gideoneiksesi
abessive
Gideonittasi
Gideoneittasi
instructive
comitative
—Gideoneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Gideonimme
Gideonimme
accusative
nom.
Gideonimme
Gideonimme
gen.
Gideonimme
genitive
Gideonimme
Gideoniemme
partitive
Gideoniamme
Gideonejamme
inessive
Gideonissamme
Gideoneissamme
elative
Gideonistamme
Gideoneistamme
illative
Gideoniimme
Gideoneihimme
adessive
Gideonillamme
Gideoneillamme
ablative
Gideoniltamme
Gideoneiltamme
allative
Gideonillemme
Gideoneillemme
essive
Gideoninamme
Gideoneinamme
translative
Gideoniksemme
Gideoneiksemme
abessive
Gideonittamme
Gideoneittamme
instructive
comitative
—Gideoneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Gideoninne
Gideoninne
accusative
nom.
Gideoninne
Gideoninne
gen.
Gideoninne
genitive
Gideoninne
Gideonienne
partitive
Gideonianne
Gideonejanne
inessive
Gideonissanne
Gideoneissanne
elative
Gideonistanne
Gideoneistanne
illative
Gideoniinne
Gideoneihinne
adessive
Gideonillanne
Gideoneillanne
ablative
Gideoniltanne
Gideoneiltanne
allative
Gideonillenne
Gideoneillenne
essive
Gideoninanne
Gideoneinanne
translative
Gideoniksenne
Gideoneiksenne
abessive
Gideonittanne
Gideoneittanne
instructive
comitative
—Gideoneinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Gideoninsa
Gideoninsa
accusative
nom.
Gideoninsa
Gideoninsa
gen.
Gideoninsa
genitive
Gideoninsa
Gideoniensa
partitive
Gideoniaan Gideoniansa
Gideonejaan Gideonejansa
inessive
Gideonissaan Gideonissansa
Gideoneissaan Gideoneissansa
elative
Gideonistaan Gideonistansa
Gideoneistaan Gideoneistansa
illative
Gideoniinsa
Gideoneihinsa
adessive
Gideonillaan Gideonillansa
Gideoneillaan Gideoneillansa
ablative
Gideoniltaan Gideoniltansa
Gideoneiltaan Gideoneiltansa
allative
Gideonilleen Gideonillensa
Gideoneilleen Gideoneillensa
essive
Gideoninaan Gideoninansa
Gideoneinaan Gideoneinansa
translative
Gideonikseen Gideoniksensa
Gideoneikseen Gideoneiksensa
abessive
Gideonittaan Gideonittansa
Gideoneittaan Gideoneittansa
instructive
comitative
—Gideoneineen Gideoneinensa :

#### Statistics

* The given name Gideon belongs to 31 male individuals (and as a middle name to 165 more, making it much more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* dogien