Jordan is a given name and a surname .
5-727: Not to be confused with Jordan (name) . Jorden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Edward Jorden (1569–1633), English physician and chemist Edwin J. Jorden (1863–1903), American politician; congressman from Pennsylvania Eleanor Jorden (1920–2009), American linguistics scholar and Japanese language educator; wife of William James Jorden (contemporary), American journalist, music critic, and opera director Tim Jorden (born 1966), American professional football player William Jorden (1923–2009), American news correspondent, ambassador, and author; husband of Eleanor [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
10-925: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Jordan (name) The form found in Western names originates from the Hebrew ירדן Yarden , meaning "to go down", relating to the Jordan River in West Asia . According to the New Testament of the Bible , John the Baptist baptised Jesus Christ in the Jordan, and during the Crusades , crusaders and pilgrims would bring back some of
15-409: The surname Jorden . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jorden&oldid=1002851336 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
20-597: The name appears to have died out after medieval times , but started to be used again the 19th century, becoming especially popular in the U.S. and some other countries in the latter half of the 20th century. Jordan is used as either a given name or a surname. Until the late 1970s, "Jordan" was predominantly used as a male name in the United States, but later began to gain popularity as a female name as well. As of 2006, males accounted for 72.5% of people with this name in that country. Notable people and characters with
25-1582: The river water in containers to use in the baptism of their own children in Europe and Britain. It thus became popular as a first name. Jordanes , a 6th-century Gothic historian, may have popularised the name as well. The Greek form is Ἰορδάνης ( Iordanes ), in Arabic it is Al-Urdunn , in Latin Jordanus , in Italian Giordano , in Spanish Jordán , in Portuguese Jordão , in German Jordan , in Dutch Jordaan , in French Jourdain , in Irish Iordáin or Riordan , in Russian Йордан ( Yordan ), in Romanian Iordan , in Bulgarian Йордан ( Yordan ), in Polish Jordan , and in Catalan Jordà . The English form of
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