Abdon

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proper noun

The tenth judge of Israel. (biblical character)

OriginHebrew עבדון →
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Meanings

Abdon1

proper nounAbdon (countable and uncountable, plural Abdons)

plural Abdons

  1. countableuncountableThe 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
  2. countablerareuncountableA male given name from Hebrew.

Abdon2

proper nounAbdon (countable and uncountable, plural Abdons)

plural Abdons

  1. countableuncountableA village in Abdon and Heath civil parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO576863).
  2. countableuncountableA surname.

Origin

Abdon · proper noun

  1. Hebrewעבדון“servant”
  2. EnglishAbdon

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

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Abdon · proper noun

  1. SpanishAbdón
  2. EnglishAbdon

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.

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Translations

Catalan Abdó, Abdon
  • Abdóbiblical judge of Israel
  • Abdonbiblical judge of Israel
Dutch Abdon
  • Abdonbiblical judge of Israel
Hebrew אבדון
  • אבדון (Abdon)biblical judge of Israel
Hindi अब्दोन
  • अब्दोन (abdon)biblical judge of Israel
Latin Abdon
  • Abdonbiblical judge of Israel
Polish Abdon
  • Abdonbiblical judge of Israel
Portuguese Abdom
  • Abdombiblical judge of Israel
Russian Авдо́н
  • Авдо́н (Avdón)biblical judge of Israel
Spanish Abdón
  • Abdónbiblical judge of Israel
Urdu ابڈن
  • ابڈنvillage in Abdon and Heath, Shropshire, England

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Abdon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abdon

MLA

“Abdon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abdon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Abdon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abdon.

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