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    Quillon

    KWIL-on

    French/Latin
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Sword guard; Crossguard
    Origin
    French/Latin
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Quillon does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Sword guard; Crossguard", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Quillon.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Quillon guards the sword-bearer — the Word quick and powerful, sharper than any blade, the crossguard that protects the hand of the faithful.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Ephesians 6:17

      "And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God."

    • Hebrews 4:12

      "For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword."

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