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Name Gideon

Meaning:

maybe feller, hewer of wood

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About the name Gideon in particular

Gender:	male
Languages of use:	German, French, English
US 2021 rank:	#310 ... 308:Joaquin, 309:Josue, 310:Gideon, 311:Dante, 312:Cody ... Full US 2021 list
Similarly written:	Gedeon, Gidon, Aiden, Deon, Gedeone, Gereon, Gibson, Gido, Gion, Guðjón Details

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About Gideon, the group of names with the same origin as Gideon

Meaning/translation:	maybe feller, hewer of wood
Language of origin:	Hebrew
Info about origin:	meaning not known for sure, probably feller or hewer (of wood)
	in the Bible Gideon is the 5th judge of Israel
Words:	gada = to cut, to hew (cut, e.g. wood) Hebrew
Topics:	Old Testament
Variants' top ranks:	304:Gideon USA 2017
Name variants:	Gedeon, Gedeone, Gideon, Gidon Sortable list Details

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Popularity lists that contain the name Gideon

Series	Graph	Rankings
USA yearly	Graph	2022 332, 2021 310, 2020 322, 2019 320, 2018 308, 2017 304, 2016 339, 2015 328, 2014 349, 2013 370, 2012 390, 2011 412, 2010 461, 2009 545, 2008 534, 2007 529, 2006 576, 2005 682, 2004 692, 2003 679, 2002 779, 2001 700, 2000 883, 1995 955