Gideon
Gideon is a boy name of Hebrew origin, meaning Mighty warrior.
What Gideon means
Mighty warrior.
Gideon sits at 6 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Gideon comes from
Hebrew names are frequently built as short phrases rather than single words, and many are theophoric — they contain a name of God as one element. This is why so many carry a full sentence of meaning.
Gideon is recorded as Hebrew in origin. Browse other Hebrew names.
How popular is Gideon?
Gideon is not in the current top 100 boy names we track. In practice that means a child called Gideon is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Gideon
We group Gideon under scripture and courage and battle — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Gideon
These share Gideon's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Mordecai — Warrior; servant.
- Gabriel — God is my strength.
- Asher — Happy, blessed, fortunate.
- Benjamin — Son of the right hand.
- Caleb — Whole-hearted; faithful.
- Daniel — God is my judge.
- David — Beloved.
- Elijah — Yahweh is my God.
- Ethan — Strong, firm, enduring.
- Ezra — Help, helper.
- Isaac — He will laugh; laughter.
- James — Supplanter; a timeless classic.