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Gideon (male)

Variants:Gedeon (M) Gidon (M)
Pet Name(s):Gibbet (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes: English, especially in the US, and Jewish, from Hebrew "hewer"; OT Judges 6:14, 7:1-7 & 8:11-28.
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