Jordan (name)

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Jordan is a male and female first name and a family name . It is particularly widespread in English-speaking countries.

Origin and meaning

The origin of the name is unclear. The first known name bearer was the ancient historian Jordanes in the 6th century.

variants

Male variants

  • English: Jordan
  • French: Jourdain , Jourdan
  • Hebrew: ירדן (Jarden)
  • Italian: Giordano
  • Latin: Iordanes, Iordanus, Gordanus; in German also Jordanes or Jordanus
  • Latvian: Džordans
  • Low German: Jorden, Jordens, Jörden, Jördens
  • Polish: Jordan
  • Portuguese: Jordão
  • Romanian: Iordan
  • Russian: Иордан, Джордан
  • Serbian: Jordan, Јордан
  • Spanish: Jordán
  • Czech: Jordán
  • Ukrainian: Джордан

Female variants

Single name

First name

family name

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F.

G

H

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J

K

L.

M.

N

O

P

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T

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W.

stage name

  • Jordan , stage name of Katie Price (* 1978), British model

Fictional characters

See also

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