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Conflict in Venezuela
the paternal surname is first, and the maternal surname is second. Operation Gideon (Spanish: Operación Gedeón) was an unsuccessful attempt by the Active
Operation_Gideon_(2020)
Character in the biblical Book of Judges
Gideon (/ˈɡɪdiən/; Biblical Hebrew: גִּדְעוֹן, romanized: Giḏəʿón) also named Jerubbaal (יְרֻבַּעַל Yərubbaʿál) and Jerubbesheth (|יְרֻבֶּשֶׁת Yərubbéšeṯ)
Gideon
2025 Israeli military operation
plan to expand its military offensive in the Gaza Strip. Codenamed Operation Gideon's Chariots (Hebrew: מבצע מרכבות גדעון), the offensive aimed to defeat
May_2025_Gaza_offensive
1948 Haganah offensive to capture Beisan
Operation Gideon was a Haganah offensive launched in the closing days of the British Mandate in Palestine, as part of the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory
Operation_Gideon
Topics referred to by the same term
Operation Gideon was a Haganah offensive launched in the closing days of the British Mandate in Palestine. Operation Gideon may also refer to: El Junquito
Operation Gideon (disambiguation)
Operation_Gideon_(disambiguation)
U.S. criminal case against Nicolás Maduro and his associates
In early May 2020, a failed armed incursion into Venezuela known as Operation Gideon was launched by a group of Venezuelan dissidents and U.S. private security
Prosecution of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores
Prosecution_of_Nicolás_Maduro_and_Cilia_Flores
Place in Aragua, Venezuela
said haciendas. On May 3 and 4, 2020, Chuao was one of the sites of Operation Gideon, where a small group contracted by an American mercenary company Silvercorp
Chuao
Israeli retaliatory assassination campaign
mastermind behind Munich, namely Abu Daoud. The operation was depicted in the television film Sword of Gideon (1986) and Steven Spielberg's film Munich (2005)
Mossad assassinations following the Munich massacre
Mossad_assassinations_following_the_Munich_massacre
Venezuelan politician (1955–2020)
which he stated that he was involved in the planning of what became Operation Gideon on 3 to 4 May 2020. He stated that he visited the training camps in
Hernán_Alemán
Important character from the book of judges of the Hebrew Bible
suggested, and rejected, as a name for the operation that was named Operation Gideon's Chariots. The reason for rejection was that the plan did not intend
Samson
Israeli military operation during the Gaza war
of Gaza City from Hamas, referred to in plans as Operation Gideon's Chariots II or Operation Gideon's Chariots B (Hebrew: מבצע מרכבות גדעון ב', romanized: Mivtza
2025_Gaza_City_offensive
Failed U.S. military operation
meeting in 2025. List of operations conducted by SEAL Team Six List of border incidents involving North and South Korea Operation Gideon (2020) – Conflict in
2019 SEAL Team Six operation in North Korea
2019_SEAL_Team_Six_operation_in_North_Korea
2024 American documentary film
produced by Jen Gatien and Billy Corben. It follows Jordan Goudreau and Operation Gideon (2020). It had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film
Men_of_War_(2024_film)
Airstrikes and capture of Nicolás Maduro
president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The US operation, codenamed Operation Absolute Resolve, began around 2 a.m. local time, when explosions
2026 United States intervention in Venezuela
2026_United_States_intervention_in_Venezuela
Fictional character in the Star Wars franchise
Moff Gideon (/ˈmɒf ˈɡɪdiən/) is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise who first appeared as the main antagonist in the Disney+ television series
Moff_Gideon
Former U.S. Green Beret & private military contractor
Canadian-American mercenary who claimed responsibility for organizing the Operation Gideon, also known as the Macuto Bay incursion, into Venezuelan territory
Jordan_Goudreau
Israeli prison
village of Lajjun, which was captured by Israel's Golani Brigade in Operation Gideon in 1948, is also located nearby. In the 1970s, Megiddo Prison was used
Megiddo_prison
Neolithic settlement; city in Israel
captured by the Haganah in May 1948. The battle over the town during Operation Gideon caused most of its inhabitants to flee, and the remainder were expelled
Beit_She'an
President of Venezuela from 2013 to 2026
Venezuela. In May 2020, a failed dissident maritime infiltration known as Operation Gideon attempted to enter Venezuela by sea from eastern Colombia. Organized
Nicolás_Maduro
1961 failed landing operation of Cuba
Pigs CIA operation Latin America–United States relations Operation Gideon (2020) Operation Northwoods (1962) Operation Ortsac (1962) Operation Red Dog
Bay_of_Pigs_Invasion
Cold War events
Washington. In 2020, a failed mercenary incursion into Venezuela, known as Operation Gideon, was launched from Colombian territory with the goal of overthrowing
United States involvement in regime change in Latin America
United_States_involvement_in_regime_change_in_Latin_America
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Gideon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gideon is a character in the Hebrew Bible. Gideon may also refer to: Gideon (name) is a male given name
Gideon_(disambiguation)
Prosecutor General of Venezuela
COVID-19 pandemic US indictment of Nicolás Maduro Guanare prison riot Operation Gideon El Palito oil spill Detention of Alex Saab Parliamentary election V
Tarek_William_Saab
Proposed invasion
the United States surged military assets to the Caribbean as part of Operation Southern Spear, citing the fight against drug cartels as its stated objective
Proposed United States invasion of Venezuela
Proposed_United_States_invasion_of_Venezuela
Socioeconomic and political conjuncture in 21st century Venezuela
Operation Gideon. The raid failed, and the dissidents and mercenaries were killed or captured. The owner of Silvercorp, an ex-US special operations sergeant
Crisis_in_Venezuela
2018 police raid in Caracas, Venezuela, to capture Óscar Pérez
The El Junquito raid (codenamed Operation Gideon) was a police and military raid that occurred on 15 January 2018 in El Junquito, Capital District, Venezuela
El_Junquito_raid
Ongoing armed conflict in the Middle East
instead conduct "surgical" operations to avoid casualties and a regional escalation. When the IDF initiated Operation Gideon's Chariots in May 2025, the
Gaza_war
1981 failed white supremacist coup in Dominica
of Minerva Ku Klux Klan in Canada The Nine Nations of North America Operation Gideon (2020) A, C (October 4, 2006). "Tull: Tell us about coup rumours".
Operation_Red_Dog
Political crisis in Venezuela from 2019 to 2023
officials against Maduro". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 May 2019. Long, Gideon (13 January 2019). "Venezuela's opposition vows to help end Maduro's rule"
Venezuelan presidential crisis
Venezuelan_presidential_crisis
Left-wing political ideology
media freedom, where Chavism has used several means to constrain the operation of commercial media. Infringement of separation of powers. Liberal scholars
Chavismo
Skirmish between Cuban border patrol and US ship
TASS news agency. 1996 shootdown of Brothers to the Rescue aircraft Operation Gideon (2020) "Cuban border agents fire upon Florida-tagged speedboat, killing
2026_Cuban_boat_incident
De facto government in the Gaza Strip, Palestine
lost control of the majority of the Strip in early June 2025, amidst Operation Gideon's Chariots. Hamas has also come into conflict with rival Islamist factions
Gaza_Strip_under_Hamas
workers and members of the opposition in what Maduro has referred to as Operation Tun Tun, and armed bands of Maduro supporters known as colectivos have
2024 Venezuelan presidential election protests
2024_Venezuelan_presidential_election_protests
Topics referred to by the same term
mining firm Silvercorp USA, a private military company involved in Operation Gideon (2020), a failed attempt to invade Venezuela and capture Nicolás Maduro
Silvercorp
Venezuelan politician
argues that there was not an armed confrontation during the May 2020 Operation Gideon and that its participants were set up, tortured and extrajudicially
Wilmer_Azuaje
Israeli politician (born 1966)
Gideon Moshe Sa'ar (Hebrew: גדעון משה סער; born 9 December 1966) is an Israeli politician currently serving as Israel's Foreign Minister. Sa'ar was first
Gideon_Sa'ar
Village in Tiberias, Mandatory Palestine
1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 15, 1948, under Operation Gideon. It was located 14 km south of Tiberias, on the north bank of the Yarmuk
Al-Dalhamiyya
2025 Israeli offensive during the Gaza war
Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip launched in May 2025, known as Operation Gideon's Chariots, during the ongoing Gaza war. It marked the fourth time that
2025_Khan_Yunis_offensive
1967 battle in Venezuela
"their subversive activities shr[u]nk to a minimum" during the 1970's. Operation Gideon (2020) Cuba–Venezuela relations Bermudez, Angel (16 February 2019)
Machurucuto_raid
British actor
Gideon Emery (born September 12, 1972) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Deucalion in Teen Wolf and starring as himself in Call of
Gideon_Emery
Venezuelan Operation Gideon events in May, news outlets published the agreement, the terms of which provided that Silvercorp would organize an operation to remove
Guaidó administration–Silvercorp agreement
Guaidó_administration–Silvercorp_agreement
Government of Venezuela from 2013 to 2026
extermination group and repression of opponents. On 15 January 2018 the Operation Gideon was carried out in the El Junquito neighborhood, northwest of Caracas
Venezuela under Nicolás Maduro
Venezuela_under_Nicolás_Maduro
City in Vargas, Venezuela
notability. On May 3 and 4, 2020, Macuto was one of the sites of the failed Operation Gideon, where a small group contracted by an American mercinary company named
Macuto,_Vargas
Venezuelan politician (born 1983)
Goudreau was later responsible for the foiled 3–4 May 2020 Venezuelan Operation Gideon. Following the raid, Guaido's team initially said they had "no relationship
Juan_Guaidó
2019 Venezuelan uprising attempt 2019 2019 Venezuelan protests 2020 Operation Gideon (2020) 2021 2021 Apure clashes 2026 2026 United States intervention
List of conflicts in South America
List_of_conflicts_in_South_America
Village in Baysan, Mandatory Palestine
assaulted by the forces of the Golani Brigade on 26 March 1948 during Operation Gideon, on the orders of Yosef Weitz, a representative of the Jewish National
Qumya
Place in Baysan, Mandatory Palestine
Beauvoir, Belvoir, Bellum videre, Coquet, Cuschet and Coket. During Operation Gideon in 1948, the village was occupied by the Golani Brigade and depopulated
Kawkab_al-Hawa
1948 military plan in Mandatory Palestine
establishment of a Jewish state. The plan was the blueprint for Israel's military operations starting in March 1948 until the end of the war in early 1949, and so
Plan_Dalet
Nationwide series of power outages
Caracas and 8 states reported power outages at 2:50 pm on 5 September. Operations impacted by the 30 August blackout included the state oil company PDVSA
2024_Venezuelan_blackouts
Place in Baysan, Mandatory Palestine
The village was attacked by the Israel Defense Forces as part of Operation Gideon. In 1881 E.H. Palmer reported "rocks and a spring" at El Fâtûr. In
Al-Fatur
Venezuelan major general (born 1961)
On May 10, 2020, police and military operations were carried out in connection with the failed Operation Gideon, resulting in more than 40 arrests. According
Clíver_Alcalá_Cordones
Israeli journalist and author (born 1953)
Gideon Levy (Hebrew: גדעון לוי, pronounced [ɡidˈʔon leˈvi]; born 2 June 1953) is an Israeli journalist and author. Levy writes opinion pieces and a weekly
Gideon_Levy
Increasing inflation rates in Venezuela since 2017
Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019. Long, Gideon (29 May 2019). "Venezuela data offer rare glimpse of economic chaos". Financial
Hyperinflation_in_Venezuela
Village in Baysan, Mandatory Palestine
former Palestinian village located 7.5 km north of Baysan. During Operation Gideon, the village was occupied by the Golani Brigade. It has been suggested
Al-Bira,_Baysan
First phase of the 1947–1949 Palestine war
(Operation Hametz). Safed and Beisan (Operation Gideon) fell on 11 May and 13 May respectively, within the framework of Operation Yitfah, and Acre fell on 17 May
1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine
1947–1948_civil_war_in_Mandatory_Palestine
Israeli IDF General
claims of progress. Referring to the latest military campaign dubbed Operation Gideon’s Chariots, he wrote, “Just as the political and military echelons lied
Itzhak_Brik
Village in Baysan, Mandatory Palestine
rendered inhabitable on 20 May 1948 by the IDF's Golani Brigade under Operation Gideon during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. Arab al-Safa originated as a Bedouin
Arab_al-Safa
1966 uprising in Mizoram, India
killed in a skirmish with 7 jeeps burned and 15 wounded in Tuimuk. Operation Gideon was commenced on 5 May 1966 where 11 vehicles were burned and 16 rifles
Mizo_National_Front_uprising
2013 death of President of Venezuela
surgical operation to remove a malignant cancerous tissue mass 'about the size of a baseball' from his waist. He underwent a second surgical operation in Venezuela
Death and state funeral of Hugo Chávez
Death_and_state_funeral_of_Hugo_Chávez
Village in Baysan, Mandatory Palestine
1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 12, 1948, as part of Operation Gideon. It was located 5.5 km northeast of Baysan on Wadi Yubla or Wadi al-'Ashsha
Zab'a
lists of battles and operations in the Civil War in Mandatory Palestine and the 1948 Arab–Israeli War Following is a list of operations undertaken by the
List of battles and operations in the 1948 Palestine war
List_of_battles_and_operations_in_the_1948_Palestine_war
Place in Jenin, Mandatory Palestine
inhabitants. It was depopulated during the 1948 War on 29 May 1948 under Operation Gideon. The Israeli moshav of Nurit was built on Nuris' village land in 1950
Nuris
Limited); and Della and Valiant (Aries Global Investment). On 3 January, in Operation Absolute Resolve, then-Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro was captured by
United States sanctions during the Venezuelan crisis
United_States_sanctions_during_the_Venezuelan_crisis
Place in Baysan, Mandatory Palestine
Civil War in Mandatory Palestine, possibly on May 12, 1948, as part of Operation Gideon. At the time of the 1931 census, al-Sakhina had 78 occupied houses
Al-Sakhina
Village in Baysan, Mandatory Palestine
Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 27, 1948, as part of Operation Gideon. It was located 7 km southeast of Baysan. The village had a mosque
Al-Samiriyya
Municipality type A in Khan Yunis, Palestine
extensive damage sustained during the Gaza War, particularly during Operation Gideon's Chariots. According to the 2017 census conducted by the Palestinian
Abasan_al-Kabira
Government-sponsored food distribution program in Venezuela
were investigating shell companies and money laundering related to CLAP operations, and claimed the shipment was to be used to buy votes during the 2018
Local Committees for Supply and Production
Local_Committees_for_Supply_and_Production
Book of Judges, chapter 7
judge, Gideon called up tribe members of the Israelite confederation to pursue the Midianites (verse 23; cf. Judges 5:14–18). For the final operation, Gideon
Judges_7
Place in Baysan, Mandatory Palestine
former Palestinian Arab village located 7 km north of Baysan. During Operation Gideon, the village was occupied by the Golani Brigade. Jabbul stood on a
Jabbul
Economics in Venezuela starting in 2013
Venezuelan government occupying a MANPA toilet paper factory to check operations for the alleged "possible diversion of distribution" and "illegal management"
Economic policy of the Nicolás Maduro administration
Economic_policy_of_the_Nicolás_Maduro_administration
treatment for cancer in Cuba including radiation, chemotherapy, and two operations. In a Mass during Easter Week 2012, Chávez wept and asked Jesus Christ
2012 Venezuelan presidential election
2012_Venezuelan_presidential_election
Sanctions during the crisis in Venezuela
Biden Administration that it is important that it be allowed to continue operations in Venezuela, where it accounts for 20% of exports, and with Spain becoming
Sanctions during the Venezuelan crisis
Sanctions_during_the_Venezuelan_crisis
Áñez assuming the presidency following the resignation of Morales. Operation Gideon (2020) 3–4 May 2020 Attempt Venezuela Venezuelan dissidents and American
List of coups and coup attempts since 2010
List_of_coups_and_coup_attempts_since_2010
Venezuelan lawyer and politician
COVID-19 pandemic US indictment of Nicolás Maduro Guanare prison riot Operation Gideon El Palito oil spill Detention of Alex Saab Parliamentary election V
Juan_Pablo_Guanipa
Protests starting in January 2019
embark on a tour of the country to organize committees for what he called "Operation Freedom" (Spanish: Operación Libertad) with the goal to claim the presidential
2019_Venezuelan_protests
Place in Baysan, Mandatory Palestine
southwest of Baysan. The village was depopulated on May 12, 1948, during Operation Gideon. The village was completely destroyed and the inhabitants fled to Jordan
Al-Ashrafiyya
Mission examined in 2019. It was reported that Maduro government's security operations had murdered nearly 2,000 people between January and August 2020. It is
Bachelet_Report
conflict April 30, 2019 2019 Venezuelan uprising attempt May 3–4, 2020 Operation Gideon (2020) March 21, 2021 – present 2021 Apure clashes 1804 Battle of Suriname
List of conflicts in the Americas
List_of_conflicts_in_the_Americas
Village in Baysan, Mandatory Palestine
1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on 15 April 1948 as part of Operation Gideon under the command of Yosef Weitz. It was located 17.5 km north of Baysan
Al-Tira,_Baysan
Failed attempt to overthrow Nicolás Maduro
his call for the removal of Nicolás Maduro as part of what he labeled "Operation Freedom" (Spanish: Operación Libertad). Reuters reported an "uneasy peace"
2019 Venezuelan uprising attempt
2019_Venezuelan_uprising_attempt
2014 political demonstrations in Venezuela
her car by someone belonging to the Tupamaros. The note was titled, "Operation Defense of the Socialist Revolution, Anti-Imperialist, and Madurista Chavista"
Protests against Nicolás Maduro and Delcy Rodríguez
Protests_against_Nicolás_Maduro_and_Delcy_Rodríguez
1959 film by Blake Edwards
Operation Petticoat is a 1959 American World War II submarine comedy film in Eastmancolor from Universal-International, produced by Robert Arthur, directed
Operation_Petticoat
2026 video game
taken captive and experimented on. Grace and Leon are opposed by Victor Gideon (Antony Byrne / Yutaka Aoyama), a former Umbrella Corporation scientist
Resident_Evil_Requiem
French television miniseries
English-language espionage television miniseries, created and directed by Gideon Raff, based on the life of Israel's top Mossad spy Eli Cohen, who is portrayed
The_Spy_(miniseries)
Attack on President Maduro
attempt of a similar nature that occurred in Zimbabwe a month earlier. Operation Gideon (2020) "Dos civiles y dos militares son imputados con los mismos delitos
2018_Caracas_drone_attack
Venezuelan political consultant and activist
During this time, there were notable military operations to rescue FARC hostages, including Operation Jaque on July 2, 2008, which resulted in the rescue
J._J._Rendón
Village in Baysan, Mandatory Palestine
Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 31, 1948, as part of Operation Gideon. It was located 4 km south of Baysan and the 'Ayn Umm 'Ajra provided
Umm_'Ajra
Venezuelan politician (born 1963)
in November 2022 by Judge Mascimino Márquez García, who ruled that the operation did not constitute a crime because it was denominated in U.S. dollars
Rafael_Ramírez_(politician)
2025 Venezuelan presidential inauguration
COVID-19 pandemic US indictment of Nicolás Maduro Guanare prison riot Operation Gideon El Palito oil spill Detention of Alex Saab Parliamentary election V
Third inauguration of Nicolás Maduro
Third_inauguration_of_Nicolás_Maduro
COVID-19 pandemic US indictment of Nicolás Maduro Guanare prison riot Operation Gideon El Palito oil spill Detention of Alex Saab Parliamentary election V
2013 Venezuelan presidential election
2013_Venezuelan_presidential_election
COVID-19 pandemic US indictment of Nicolás Maduro Guanare prison riot Operation Gideon El Palito oil spill Detention of Alex Saab Parliamentary election V
2010 Venezuelan parliamentary election
2010_Venezuelan_parliamentary_election
Place in Baysan, Mandatory Palestine
Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 15, 1948, under Operation Gideon. It was located 14 km north of Baysan nearby Wadi al-Bira which powered
Khirbat_Al-Taqa
Cocaine smuggling by Venezuelan President Maduro's nephews
that their relation to the president "would open doors for the smuggling operation". In late-October, CS-1, who presented himself as a Mexican drug boss
Narcosobrinos_affair
Municipality type D in Rafah, State of Palestine
in the State of Palestine May 2024 Al-Mawasi refugee camp attack "Operation 'Gideon's Chariots' comes to a close, with promised goals unfulfilled". The
Al-Mawasi,_Rafah
Venezuelan Criminal Organization
government deployed 1,500 soldiers to Altagracia de Orituco as part of a new operation aimed at ending the gang. However, human rights defenders documented abuses
Tren_del_Llano
restricted after a coverage of Operación Tun Tun [es] (Operation Knock-Knock), a search and seizure operation by the Maduro administration. Live streams of the
Censorship and media control during the Venezuelan presidential crisis
Censorship_and_media_control_during_the_Venezuelan_presidential_crisis
Israeli television series
television drama series created by Israeli director, screenwriter and producer Gideon Raff and made by Keshet. The first season aired on Israel's Channel 2 from
Prisoners_of_War_(TV_series)
Period in the history of Venezuela
into the Caribbean. On September 1, 2025, the United States launched Operation Southern Spear by targeting boats that allegedly had drugs inside them
History of Venezuela (1999–present)
History_of_Venezuela_(1999–present)
Conflict in Venezuela
lands prime real estate for both state-sanctioned and illegal mining operations, at the cost of widespread ecological damage and displacement of Indigenous
Pemon_conflict
Depopulated Palestinian village near Jenin
Arab-Israeli War, Lajjun was captured by Israel's Golani Brigade in Operation Gideon. The capture was particularly important for the Israelis because of
Lajjun
OPERATION GIDEON
OPERATION GIDEON
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Name of Lord Shiva; The Operator; One who Maintains Balance Between Life and Death
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Method; Way; Mode; Manner; Operation; Process
Female
Japanese
(1-æ, 2- 京, 3- å”, 4- 郷) Variant spelling of Japanese unisex Kyou, KYO means 1) "apricot," 2) "capital," 3) "cooperation," or 4) "village."Â
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : nickname for a lordly, impressive, or sharp-eyed man, from Middle English egle ‘eagle’ (from Old French aigle, from Latin aquila).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Laigle in Orne, France, the name of which ostensibly means ‘the eagle’, although it is possible that the recorded forms result from the operation of early folk etymology on some unknown original. Matilda de Aquila is recorded in 1129 as the widow of Robert Mowbray, Earl of Northumberland.Jewish : translation into English of Adler.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Moderation; Neutrality
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English, Old French sur(ri)gien (from a derivative of Late Latin chirurgia ‘handiwork’), hence an occupational name for a person who performed operations, mostly amputations. Before the advent of anaesthetics, only crude surgery was possible, and the calling was often combined with that of the barber or bath house attendant.French : topographic name for someone who lived close to a gushing spring.
Female
Japanese
(1-æ, 2- 京, 3- å”, 4- 郷) Japanese unisex name KYOU means 1) "apricot," 2) "capital," 3) "cooperation," or 4) "village."Â
Girl/Female
Muslim
Moderation, Equality
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old Norse female personal name Gunvǫr, composed of the elements gunn ‘battle’ + vǫr, the feminine form of varr ‘defender’, or possibly from the Old Norse male personal name Gunnarr.English : occupational name for an operator of heavy artillery (see Gunn).Americanized spelling of German Gönner, a habitational name for someone from any of numerous places named Gönne.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Lancashire, so named from Old English gor ‘dirt’, ‘mud’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.Introduced in America by a family from Gorton, Lancashire, England (three miles from Manchester), the name Gorton was also adopted by a religious group known as the Gortonites. They were followers of Samuel Gorton (c. 1592–1677), whose unorthodox religious beliefs, which included denying the doctrine of the Trinity, caused him to seek religious toleration by emigrating to Boston in 1637 with his family. In conflict with authorities in Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, and Newport, he eventually settled in Shawomet, RI, and renamed it Warwick. He died there in 1677, leaving three sons and at least six daughters.
Girl/Female
Indian
Moderation, Equality
Surname or Lastname
German and Dutch
German and Dutch : from Middle High German bloch, Middle Dutch blok ‘block of wood’, ‘stocks’. The surname probably originated as a nickname for a large, lumpish man, or perhaps as a nickname for a persistent lawbreaker who found himself often in the stocks.English : possibly a metonymic occupational name for someone who blocks, as in shoemaking and bookbinding, from Middle English blok ‘block’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : Americanized spelling of Bloch (see Vlach).Adriaen Coertsz Block was a Dutch-born merchant-explorer who traded along the CT coast and Long Island shortly after Hudson’s voyage to the region in 1609. Block Island, between the north fork of Long Island and RI, which he used as a base of operations, is named after him.
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, TEMPERANCE means "moderation, self-restraint."
Girl/Female
British, Christian, English
Temperance; One of the Qualities Adopted as a First Name by the Puritans After the Reformation; Moderation; Self Restraint
Boy/Male
Biblical
He that bruises or breaks; a destroyer.
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Gidown, GIDEON means "cutter down; hewer," i.e. "mighty warrior." In the bible, this is the name of the warrior who defeated the Midianites.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Seperation
Boy/Male
Biblical American Hebrew
He that bruises or breaks; a destroyer.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Balance; Temperance; Moderation
Biblical
same as Gideon
OPERATION GIDEON
OPERATION GIDEON
Boy/Male
Arabic, French, Hindu, Indian, Muslim
Intelligent; Gratitude
Biblical
God's redemption
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Dear.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Sanskrit
Sky
Boy/Male
Latin American French Greek
Youthful.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
A Winner
Boy/Male
Muslim
Little leopard
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : variant spelling of Beal.Ninian Beall, a Scottish Royalist, emigrated to Calvert co., MD, in about 1650, after King Charles I was beheaded.
Girl/Female
Irish
From cion “love, affection, esteem.â€
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam
Nice
OPERATION GIDEON
OPERATION GIDEON
OPERATION GIDEON
OPERATION GIDEON
OPERATION GIDEON
n.
The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.
a.
Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious; as, an operative dose, rule, or penalty.
a.
Based upon, or consisting of, an operation or operations; as, operative surgery.
n.
Exposure to the free action of the air; airing; as, aeration of soil, of spawn, etc.
n.
The act of operating or working; operation.
n.
Act; working; operation.
n.
The act of loading.
n.
That which is operated or accomplished; an effect brought about in accordance with a definite plan; as, military or naval operations.
n.
The act of cooperating, or of operating together to one end; joint operation; concurrent effort or labor.
n.
The consequence of anything; the issue; conclusion; result; that in which an action, operation, or series of operations, terminates.
n.
Any methodical action of the hand, or of the hand with instruments, on the human body, to produce a curative or remedial effect, as in amputation, etc.
n.
Calmness of mind; equanimity; as, to bear adversity with moderation.
v. i.
To deliver an oration.
a.
Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects; as, an operative motive.
n.
Operation.
n.
An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner; especially, a discourse having reference to some special occasion, as a funeral, an anniversary, a celebration, or the like; -- distinguished from an argument in court, a popular harangue, a sermon, a lecture, etc.; as, Webster's oration at Bunker Hill.
n.
Something to be done; some transformation to be made upon quantities, the transformation being indicated either by rules or symbols.
n.
The method of working; mode of action.
n.
Effect produced; influence.
n.
The symbol that expresses the operation to be performed; -- called also facient.