Gideon

Meanings

Proper Noun

• A warrior judge of Israel mentioned in the book of Judges.
• A male given name from Hebrew, popularized by Puritans.
• city Missouri (state) US (country) ; named for lumber businessman Frank Gideon.
• CDP Oklahoma (state) US (country).

Noun

• A member of Gideons International, an evangelical Christian association, founded in 1899, that distributes free copies of the Bible.

Origin

• Borrowed from Hebrew גִּדְעוֹן ("Gideon").