The first name Gédéon

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About the first name Gédéon

Meaning

The name Gédéon has an ancient Hebrew etymology often interpreted as “hewer” or “one who cuts down”.

Historical origin

The name Gédéon comes from Hebrew Gid‘on, the name of a judge of Israel in the Bible.

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The spread of Gédéon owes much to religious usage; in archival sources it may appear in spellings adapted to the language of the record.

Pronunciation:jé-déonʒede.ɔ̃

Frequency of the first name Gédéon by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Gédéon by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name GédéonLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Gédéon in baptisms by year.1,00075050025001785182018551890192519601785–1789 7 baptisms1790–1794 7 baptisms1795–1799 28 baptisms1800–1804 7 baptisms1805–1809 56 baptisms1810–1814 63 baptisms1815–1819 84 baptisms1820–1824 182 baptisms1825–1829 161 baptisms1830–1834 245 baptisms1835–1839 350 baptisms1840–1844 560 baptisms1845–1849 651 baptisms1850–1854 651 baptisms1855–1859 602 baptisms1860–1864 644 baptisms1865–1869 490 baptisms1870–1874 476 baptisms1875–1879 337 baptisms1880–1884 217 baptisms1885–1889 301 baptisms1890–1894 91 baptisms1895–1899 98 baptisms1900–1904 49 baptisms1905–1909 56 baptisms1910–1914 14 baptisms1915–1919 14 baptisms1925–1929 7 baptisms1930–1934 7 baptisms1935–1939 7 baptisms1960–1964 14 baptisms

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