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The first name started gaining use in the United States in the 1880s and was one of the rarer given names of the late 19th and 20th century. In recent years it has fluctuated in popularity with 1,016 newborns given this name in 2019. [citation needed] The name Gideon is the 308th most common name among U.S. social security statistics as of 2018 ...
Gideon Graves, the big bad of Scott Pilgrim; Gideon McDuck, a Disney character; Gideon v. Wainwright, a major American court battle which required state courts to provide indigent defendants with legal counsel at taxpayer expense; Global Infectious Disease Epidemiology Network (GIDEON), a medical decision support tool
Gideon (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ d i ə n /; Hebrew: גִּדְעוֹן, Modern: Gīdʿōn, Tiberian: Gīḏəʿōn) also named Jerubbaal [a] and Jerubbesheth, [b] [1] was a military leader, judge and prophet whose calling and victory over the Midianites are recounted in Judges 6–8 of the Book of Judges in both the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Bible.
The Gideons also distribute to hospitals and other medical offices, schools (usually in first year) and colleges, military bases, as well as jails and prisons. The association was named after the Biblical figure Gideon depicted in the Book of Judges (chapters 6–8). In 1908, the Gideons began distributing free Bibles.
Jidon Armani Adams (born December 12, 2000), better known online mononymously as Jidion (styled JiDion) or GiDeon, is an American YouTuber and online streamer. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] He hosts a former vlogging and prank -oriented YouTube channel.
Gédéon, (French: IPA: [ʒe.de.ɔ̃]), is a French language masculine given name, derived from the prophet Gideon in the seventh book of the Hebrew Bible's Book of Judges. It is a cognate of the name Gideon. [1] People named Gédéon include: Gédéon Bordiau (1832–1904), Belgian architect; Gédéon Foulquier (1855–1941), French entomologist
Dr Gideon Fell – "lexicographer" and drinker, created by John Dickson Carr; Sister Fidelma – A Celtic nun in the 7th century who solves mysteries, by Peter Berresford Ellis; The Famous Five (novel series) - Child detectives and their pet dog created by Enid Blyton.
Sampson Gideon (February 1699 – 17 October 1762) was a British Jewish banker and philanthropist active in the City of London during the Georgian era.Gideon is most prominently known for his financing of the Hanoverian-Whig government's suppression of the Jacobite rising of 1745, subsequently becoming a trusted "adviser of the Government" who supported the passage of the Jewish Naturalisation ...