Given name
Gid
“one who cuts down”·“a mighty warrior; one who fells trees”
Gid is a variant of Gideon. Interpretations include “one who cuts down” (Hebrew) and “a mighty warrior; one who fells trees” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gid is a variant of Gideon. Interpretations include “one who cuts down” (Hebrew) and “a mighty warrior; one who fells trees” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gid is a variant of Gideon. An origin associated with Gideon is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1884. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Gid is a variant of Gideon. The history of Gideon gives this family its wider story. In biblical tradition, Gideon is the name of an Israelite leader appointed to deliver his people from the Midianites.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Gid through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 117
- 117 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1949. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 12 in 1915.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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