Abdon
Abdon proper noun: the tenth judge of Israel. (biblical character).
Proper noun (1)
Abdon (countable and uncountable, plural Abdons)
- The tenth judge of Israel. (biblical character)
- And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel. And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Judges 12:13-14
- A male given name from Hebrew.
Proper noun (2)
Abdon (countable and uncountable, plural Abdons)
- A village in Abdon and Heath civil parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO576863).
- A surname.
Abdon meaning in Hindi and Urdu
Abdon in Hindi
- biblical judge of Israel
- अब्दोन abdon
Abdon in Urdu
- village in Abdon and Heath, Shropshire, England
- ابڈن
Forms of Abdon
| plural | Abdons |
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Origin of Abdon
From Hebrew עבדון (abdon, “servant”). Compare Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd) (as in Abdullah), which also means servant.
The placename is from the Old English personal name Abba + tūn (“settlement”). The surname is habitational from the village in Shropshire, but it is also borrowed from Spanish Abdón. The surname is mostly found in the Philippines.
Phrases with Abdon
Questions about Abdon
- What does Abdon mean?
- Abdon means the tenth judge of Israel. (biblical character).
- What is Abdon in Hindi?
- Abdon in Hindi is अब्दोन (abdon). See Abdon meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Abdon?
- Abdon is a proper noun.
Words near Abdon in the dictionary
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