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Dishon

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How to Pronounce Dishon

Pronounced DEE-shawn /ˈdiː.ʃɑn/Medium

Meaning: Dishon has two routes. In the Hebrew Bible, Dishon is a son of Seir the Horite in Genesis, a name explained as 'thresher' or as a kind of antelope or gazelle. In modern American use it can also read as a coinage on the Di-/De- plus -shon pattern. The route is uncertain.Low

In 30 seconds: Dishon is a biblical Hebrew name meaning 'thresher' or 'antelope,' or a modern coinage. It stayed rare, peaking in the mid nineteen-nineties (said DEE-shawn).
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Origin LowHebrew, English
MeaningDishon has two routes. In the Hebrew Bible, Dishon is a son of Seir the Horite in Genesis, a name explained as 'thresher' or as a kind of antelope or gazelle. In modern American use it can also read as a coinage on the Di-/De- plus -shon pattern. The route is uncertain.
U.S. rank (2017)#11115 ↗ Rising
2017 U.S. births6 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1994
Total births (all-time)≈ 329
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 200119712017

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Dishon travels two paths to American records. As a Hebrew name it belongs to a son of Seir in Genesis, read as 'thresher' or as a horned animal like the antelope. It can also read as a modern coinage on the popular -shon pattern, alongside Deshon and Dashon. We present both routes rather than force one.

Dishon was never common, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak around 1994, and it stayed a rare choice. A boy named Dishon then is in his thirties today.

Did you know? Dishon appears in the Book of Genesis as a son of Seir the Horite, one of the lesser-known names in the ancestral lists, tied to a word for a thresher or an antelope.
Overall data confidence 40%
References - Dishon — Biblical Hebrew (son of Seir) 'thresher/antelope' / modern coinage

Variations

DeshonDishawnDyshon

Nicknames

DishShon

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If you like Dishon…

Deshon— a like -shon boy's name
Dashon— shares the coined -shon pattern
Rashon— another rhythmic -shon name
Deshawn— a similar modern boy's name

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Dishon mean?

In Hebrew it names a son of Seir in Genesis, read as 'thresher' or 'antelope'; it can also read as a modern coinage. The route is uncertain.

How do you pronounce Dishon?

It is said DEE-shawn /ˈdiː.ʃɑn/, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Dishon a boy or girl name?

Dishon is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Dishon?

It has always been rare, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak in the mid nineteen-nineties.

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