Abdon
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Abdon¹
Where it comes from
From Hebrew עבדון (abdon, “servant”). Compare Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd) (as in Abdullah), which also means servant.
proper noun Abdons
- The 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.
- A male given name from Hebrew.
Abdon²
Where it comes from
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 Abdons
- A village in Abdon and Heath civil parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO576863).
- A surname.
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Talk about this word "Abdon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/abdon. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. Abdon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/abdon "Abdon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/abdon.Cite this
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