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Comments for GIDEON:
This is also a Dutch name. My brother's second name is Gideon.-- Anonymous User 11/26/2005
The Gideons is a world-wide organization that gives out free Bibles.-- breakofday 12/7/2005
King Arthur's name as a child was Gideon.-- Anonymous User 2/19/2006
This is a strong name, that works well for both a little boy and a grown man.-- Anonymous User 3/1/2006
The name is pretty gross.-- Anonymous User 3/5/2006
This is a pretty cool name. I might name my kid this.-- qcrossley 3/19/2006
Gideon to me is a very masculine, strong, heroic name with the solemn weight of history behind it. I gave this name to my second son.-- LillianAMS 3/31/2006
I've never liked this name. It's just never caught my eye, like some names (names like Tristan, or Elijah) have. Recently, though, I've started to like it more, wouldn't say that it's a favorite of mine now, but it IS growing on me.-- Pheadirean 6/3/2006
The song "Gideon" by My Morning Jacket made me like this name a little better, not especially a favorite but I like it.-- Anonymous User 6/28/2006
Gideon is the name of the Christmas angel in the movie "One Magic Christmas".-- Anonymous User 7/16/2006
Pronounced ghee-dohn.-- Miss Claire 7/29/2006
I think this name is a very strong charismatic name. It has so much history behind it. To me, if I ever met a Gideon, it would be easier to remember that person because the name is unique, but not so unique you can't remember it (this is saying something because I have the hardest time remembering names and new people).-- hanejay 9/30/2006
The name Gideon seems like a very strong, masculine name and reminds me of the character in the Bible. He demonstrated such faith in God and good leadership of the people of Israel. I hope to have faith like that. I would name my son this, but the cultural stereotype is not favorable. I might make Gideon his middle name.-- Adr90 11/11/2006
I really like this name. I used it for the protagonist of a story I was writing, and it's just been growing on me ever since.-- Elphaba 1/25/2007
Someone has said this name is pronounces ghee-dohn, but I have only ever heard it pronounced Gid-ee-uhn. I have attended a Christian church for many years and have met many Gideons, always pronounced in the latter way.-- Anonymous User 1/26/2007
Season six of the popular Witch-themed dramedy "Charmed" introduced a powerful Elder named Gideon.
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gideon_%28Charmed%29 )
He assited Leo when Leo first became a Whitelighter, supported Leo and Piper's marriage, and was headmaster of Magic School (think a Professor at Hogwarts, like McGonagall or Dumbledore). He also happened to try the entire sixth season to kill baby Wyatt (Leo and Piper's son) for the "greater good," seeing that Wyatt would grow too powerful.
He fails, and ends up being killed by Leo, but before he dies, he manages to kill Wyatt's younger brother (who came to the past to save Wyatt) Chris (my favorite character in the entire show). In an alternate future, Gideon's attempt on Wyatt's life caused Wyatt to instead of die, turn evil.
That Benedict Arnold-type character, and sacrifice anything for the "greater good" morality, is all I can think about from this name.-- Irish Pearl 2/6/2007
In the musical Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Gideon is the youngest of the brothers. (Adam, Benjamin, caleb, Daniel, Ephraim, Frank, and Gideon)-- YMPvt 3/17/2007
One of the main characters on the television show Criminal Minds is named Jason Gideon. He goes by Gideon.-- Roanoke17 3/31/2007
Famous bearer: Gideon Mantell, the paleontologist who excavated the first iguanadon.-- Anonymous User 5/9/2007
Gideon Prewett was Molly Weasley's brother in the Harry Potter series.-- Anonymous User 7/3/2007
Giddy up Gideon!-- honeypower 10/2/2007
A famous bearer is Broadway star Gideon Glick, who starred as Ernst in the original cast of the Tony Award winning show Spring Awakening.-- ZoeAliza 3/16/2008
I know a four year old called Gideon. I think the name is really cute and unique. Most people I know pronounce it gid-y-on.-- rachypiesheepbaa 7/24/2008
The Hebrew (and, obviously, Israeli) pronunciation of this name (ghee-dohn) avoids the "giddy" aspect and makes the name really cool!-- Jonquil 9/14/2008
Gideon Yago is a popular MTV correspondent.-- Anonymous User 6/9/2009
I'm sort of back and forth about how I feel about this name. I have this really oddly specific idea that this name should be used by people who usually go by their last name. I mean, when someone found out what the guy's first name was, they'd be really surprised because it's not something average and overused. Just my weird thought on the name.
I like it, though, just in a strange kind of way.-- Ikanaide 6/30/2010
To be honest, this is one of the ugliest names I have ever heard. It reminds me of a frog.-- Meadow 10/18/2010
Gideon is a lovely name, I personally have it on a top 3 list (along with Reuben and Isaiah). Should I have a son he will likely have one of the above names!-- Anonymous User 10/27/2010
Gideon Gordon Graves is the main antagonist in the Scott Pilgrim book series.
He was played by Jason Schwartzman in the film "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World".-- DaphneSusan 12/12/2010
I don't know why this name is so popular. Reminds me of a fanatical book character, not a little boy. And I prefer "ghee-dohn" over "gid-ee-uhn". "Gid-ee-uhn" is very distasteful in my opinion.-- Dawson 5/11/2011
This is my father's name, and I've never met someone else with it. I think it's great and rather handsome.-- Lady Jeeves 5/22/2011
'Gideon's Bible' is mentioned in The Beatles' "Rocky Raccoon" [1968].-- ginamarie 6/28/2011
I think it's great. It's sort of dorky, but the sort of dorky that it's actually awesome. If that makes sense.-- Ikanaide 7/25/2011
Gideon was the name of Jigsaw's/John Kramer's unborn, miscarried son in the Saw franchise.-- UniqueNameLover 8/8/2011
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