Abdon

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Abdon (countable and uncountable, plural Abdons)

1. The tenth judge of Israel. (biblical character)
   • 1611, Bible (King James Version), 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.

2. (rare) A male given name.

Anagrams

• Badon, Danbo, bando

Proper noun

Abdon m

1. A male given name, cognate to Abdon