Gibbethon as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Gibbethon

What is the meaning of the name Gibbethon ?

The baby name Gibbethon is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced GIB-eh-thon (IPA: /ˈɡɪbəθən/).

Gibbethon is Hebrew in Origin.

Gibbethon is a rare biblical place-name taken from Hebrew Gibbethōn (גִּבְּתוֹן), probably built on the root gibbah “hill, mound,” with the locative suffix -ōn, yielding the sense “mound, elevated place.” English pronunciations vary, commonly gih-bə-THON. Variant renderings arise from transliteration: Gibbethon (standard), Gabathon or Gabethon (Septuagint/Greek forms), and Gebbethon in some older English Bibles. Related cognates include Gibeon and Gibeah, names from the same hill-root.

In Scripture, Gibbethon appears among the towns allotted to the tribe of Dan and designated a Levitical city (Joshua 19:44; 21:23). It was held by the Philistines and twice besieged, scenes tied to the deaths of Israel’s kings Nadab and Zimri and the rise of Baasha and Omri (1 Kings 15–16). As a given name, Gibbethon is exceedingly uncommon, occasionally adopted by parents seeking a distinctive, archaic Hebrew choice with strong biblical-historical resonance.

⚙ Gibbethon is about as rare as a name gets. We hold just 1 recorded use of it, from 1 country.