English Explanatory Dictionary

Abdon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The tenth judge of Israel. (biblical character)
  2. A male given name from Hebrew.
name
  1. A village in Abdon and Heath parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO576863).
  2. A surname.

Word forms

Abdon Abdons

Etymology

From Hebrew עבדון (abdon, “servant”). Compare Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd) (as in Abdullah), which also means servant.

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