A biblical name meaning 'mighty warrior' or 'one who cuts down'; also associated with Gideon's Bibles distributed by the Gideons International organization.
From Hebrew 'Gideon' (Yiddyon), composed of 'gadah' (to cut down) and 'on' (mighty). Famous from the Book of Judges in the Bible, where Gideon was a military hero and judge of ancient Israel.
Gideon's Bibles—those free Bibles you find in hotel nightstands—are named after the biblical warrior Gideon, and that organization put more Bibles in circulation than any publisher in history, meaning millions of people know his name without knowing he was a judge and general in ancient Judah.
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