Meaning and background
The story behind Gideon
Gideon comes from Hebrew and appears in the Book of Judges as the name of an Israelite leader. Etymological references connect the form with a word meaning a hewer or one who cuts down, although the story of the biblical character is a separate source of association. Gideon is a substantial three-syllable name; its history can be explained without claiming a dog shares the ancient figure's qualities.
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About Gideon
Recorded as a dog’s name
Gideon appears in 6 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɡɪdiən/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/ɡɪdiən/ · primary stress on syllable 1G IH1 D IY0 AH0 N
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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