Abdon
English
Etymology 1
From Hebrew עבדון (abdon, “servant”). Compare Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd) (as in Abdullah), which also means servant.
Proper noun
Abdon (countable and uncountable, plural Abdons)
- The tenth judge of Israel. (biblical character)
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Judges 12:13-14:
- 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.
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- (rare) A male given name from Hebrew.
Translations
biblical judge of Israel
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Etymology 2
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.
Proper noun
Abdon (countable and uncountable, plural Abdons)
- A village in Abdon and Heath parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO576863).
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Abdon is the 35489th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 634 individuals. Abdon is most common among White (50.79%), Asian/Pacific Islander (23.03%) and Hispanic/Latino (14.35%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Abdon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.
Anagrams
- Badon, Danbo, bando
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈabdon]
Proper noun
Abdon m
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abdon
Declension
Declension of Abdon
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Abdon | Abdonové, Abdoni |
genitive | Abdona | Abdonů |
dative | Abdonovi, Abdonu | Abdonům |
accusative | Abdona | Abdony |
vocative | Abdone | Abdonové, Abdoni |
locative | Abdonovi, Abdonu | Abdonech |
instrumental | Abdonem | Abdony |
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew עבדון.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈab.dɔn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -abdɔn
- Syllabification: Ab‧don
Proper noun
Abdon m pers
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abdon
Declension
Declension of Abdon
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Abdon | Abdonowie |
genitive | Abdona | Abdonów |
dative | Abdonowi | Abdonom |
accusative | Abdona | Abdonów |
instrumental | Abdonem | Abdonami |
locative | Abdonie | Abdonach |
vocative | Abdonie | Abdonowie |
Further reading
- Abdon in Polish dictionaries at PWN