Forename Gideon

In the entire world, Gideon (Gideon , גדעון , جدعون ) is a widespread predominantly masculine, but very infrequently female given name. The forename Gideon is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a common masculine name, Ghana, and Namibia (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa. Likewise, Gideon is the last name as well as the forename.

Gideon is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Gideon

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Gideon	Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria
גדעון	Israel
جدعون	Syria, Sudan, Palestinian Territory, Jordan, Egypt
Гидеон	Kazakhstan, Russia

First names said to be same

Gedeon, Gideoñ, Gideón, Gidon, Gidèon, Gidéon, Gidëon, Gıdeon, and Гідеон

First name Gideon in the context

Gideon is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Gideon , the personality in the Biblical book of Judges; Gideon Fell , the Fictional English amateur detective; Gideon , the fictional cat from Disney's Pinocchio; Gideon Malick , the fictional character from 2012 film 'The Avengers' and Gideon McDuck , the brother of Scrooge McDuck, and in many other works.