Jordan

a male given name from English [in turn transferred from the surname, in turn from Hebrew]

Jordan (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

Jordan (a river in Western Asia, in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan)

From Latin Iordanes, from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs), from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén, “Jordan (river)”). The given name is from Michael Jordan.


Jordan

A river in Western Asia, in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan.

Early the next morning I met with King Hussein of Jordan and then drove to the airport with the shah. All three of us agreed that we ought to give Sadat our support, and on the basis for a Middle East peace.

2011 [1978 January 1], Jimmy Carter, White House Diary, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 159:

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan#English

A country in Western Asia, in the Middle East. Official name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Capital and largest city: Amman

The name of other rivers around the world, listed under Jordan River (disambiguation).

A number of places in the United States:

An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Daviess County, Indiana.

An unincorporated community in Morgan Township, Owen County, Indiana.

An unincorporated community in Boone County, Iowa.

An unincorporated community in Fulton County, Kentucky.

A neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

An unincorporated community in Hickory County, Missouri.

A small town, the county seat of Garfield County, Montana.

An unincorporated community in Johnston County, North Carolina.

An unincorporated community in Linn County, Oregon.

An unincorporated community in Hull, Portage County, Wisconsin.

A number of townships in the United States, listed under Jordan Township.

A community of Lincoln, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.

A small suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4092).

Man Wah Sun Chuen in Jordan is one of Hong Kong’s oldest private housing estates.

2022 October 9, Yanni Chow, “‘This is our home’: ethnic minority residents of Jordan’s Man Wah Sun Chuen estate may lose community to redevelopment”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-10-10, News:

At least five people have died and over 30 have been injured after a fire broke out in a building in Jordan on Wednesday morning.

2024 April 10, Hillary Leung, “At least 5 dead, over 30 injured after fire in Hong Kong building”, in Hong Kong Free Press, archived from the original on 2024-04-12, Hong Kong:

An area in Yau Tsim Mong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

A municipality, the capital of Guimaras province, Western Visayas, Philippines.

I call him Jordan and it will do. He has no other name before or after. What was there to call him, fished as he was from the stinking Thames? A child can't be called Thames, no and not Nile either, for all his likeness to Moses. But I wanted to give him a river name, a name not bound to anything, just as the waters aren't bound to anything.

1989, Jeanette Winterson, Sexing the Cherry, Grove Press, published 1998, →ISBN, pages 3–4:

A male given name from Hebrew; in the Middle Ages given to children baptized with Jordan water brought by crusaders.

A female given name from Hebrew, of mid-20th century and later usage.

A surname transferred from the given name derived from the male given name.

en-proper noun

Jordan (countable and uncountable, plural Jordans)

From Latin Iordanēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs), from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén, “Jordan (river)”). Doublet of Yarden.


Jordan

Jordan (a river in Western Asia, in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan)

Jordan (nominative singular)
Jordan (accusative nominative singular)
Jordanin (accusative genitive singular)
Jordanin (genitive singular)
Jordania (partitive singular)
Jordanissa (inessive singular)
Jordanista (elative singular)
Jordaniin (illative singular)
Jordanilla (adessive singular)
Jordanilta (ablative singular)
Jordanille (allative singular)
Jordanina (essive singular)
Jordaniksi (singular translative)
Jordanitta (abessive singular)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
Jordanini (nominative singular)
Jordanini (accusative nominative singular)
Jordanini (accusative genitive singular)
Jordanini (genitive singular)
Jordaniani (partitive singular)
Jordanissani (inessive singular)
Jordanistani (elative singular)
Jordaniini (illative singular)
Jordanillani (adessive singular)
Jordaniltani (ablative singular)
Jordanilleni (allative singular)
Jordaninani (essive singular)
Jordanikseni (singular translative)
Jordanittani (abessive singular)
Jordanisi (nominative singular)
Jordanisi (accusative nominative singular)
Jordanisi (accusative genitive singular)
Jordanisi (genitive singular)
Jordaniasi (partitive singular)
Jordanissasi (inessive singular)
Jordanistasi (elative singular)
Jordaniisi (illative singular)
Jordanillasi (adessive singular)
Jordaniltasi (ablative singular)
Jordanillesi (allative singular)
Jordaninasi (essive singular)
Jordaniksesi (singular translative)
Jordanittasi (abessive singular)
Jordanimme (nominative singular)
Jordanimme (accusative nominative singular)
Jordanimme (accusative genitive singular)
Jordanimme (genitive singular)
Jordaniamme (partitive singular)
Jordanissamme (inessive singular)
Jordanistamme (elative singular)
Jordaniimme (illative singular)
Jordanillamme (adessive singular)
Jordaniltamme (ablative singular)
Jordanillemme (allative singular)
Jordaninamme (essive singular)
Jordaniksemme (singular translative)
Jordanittamme (abessive singular)
Jordaninne (nominative singular)
Jordaninne (accusative nominative singular)
Jordaninne (accusative genitive singular)
Jordaninne (genitive singular)
Jordanianne (partitive singular)
Jordanissanne (inessive singular)
Jordanistanne (elative singular)
Jordaniinne (illative singular)
Jordanillanne (adessive singular)
Jordaniltanne (ablative singular)
Jordanillenne (allative singular)
Jordaninanne (essive singular)
Jordaniksenne (singular translative)
Jordanittanne (abessive singular)
Jordaninsa (nominative singular)
Jordaninsa (accusative nominative singular)
Jordaninsa (accusative genitive singular)
Jordaninsa (genitive singular)
Jordaniaan (partitive singular)
Jordaniansa (partitive singular)
Jordanissaan (inessive singular)
Jordanissansa (inessive singular)
Jordanistaan (elative singular)
Jordanistansa (elative singular)
Jordaniinsa (illative singular)
Jordanillaan (adessive singular)
Jordanillansa (adessive singular)
Jordaniltaan (ablative singular)
Jordaniltansa (ablative singular)
Jordanilleen (allative singular)
Jordanillensa (allative singular)
Jordaninaan (essive singular)
Jordaninansa (essive singular)
Jordanikseen (singular translative)
Jordaniksensa (singular translative)
Jordanittaan (abessive singular)
Jordanittansa (abessive singular)


Jordan

Jordan (nominative singular)
Jordanit (nominative plural)
Jordan (accusative nominative singular)
Jordanit (accusative nominative plural)
Jordanin (accusative genitive singular)
Jordanit (accusative genitive plural)
Jordanin (genitive singular)
Jordanien (genitive plural)
Jordania (partitive singular)
Jordaneja (partitive plural)
Jordanissa (inessive singular)
Jordaneissa (inessive plural)
Jordanista (elative singular)
Jordaneista (elative plural)
Jordaniin (illative singular)
Jordaneihin (illative plural)
Jordanilla (adessive singular)
Jordaneilla (adessive plural)
Jordanilta (ablative singular)
Jordaneilta (ablative plural)
Jordanille (allative singular)
Jordaneille (allative plural)
Jordanina (essive singular)
Jordaneina (essive plural)
Jordaniksi (singular translative)
Jordaneiksi (plural translative)
Jordanitta (abessive singular)
Jordaneitta (abessive plural)
Jordanein (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
Jordanini (nominative singular)
Jordanini (nominative plural)
Jordanini (accusative nominative singular)
Jordanini (accusative nominative plural)
Jordanini (accusative genitive singular)
Jordanini (accusative genitive plural)
Jordanini (genitive singular)
Jordanieni (genitive plural)
Jordaniani (partitive singular)
Jordanejani (partitive plural)
Jordanissani (inessive singular)
Jordaneissani (inessive plural)
Jordanistani (elative singular)
Jordaneistani (elative plural)
Jordaniini (illative singular)
Jordaneihini (illative plural)
Jordanillani (adessive singular)
Jordaneillani (adessive plural)
Jordaniltani (ablative singular)
Jordaneiltani (ablative plural)
Jordanilleni (allative singular)
Jordaneilleni (allative plural)
Jordaninani (essive singular)
Jordaneinani (essive plural)
Jordanikseni (singular translative)
Jordaneikseni (plural translative)
Jordanittani (abessive singular)
Jordaneittani (abessive plural)
Jordaneineni (comitative plural)
Jordanisi (nominative singular)
Jordanisi (nominative plural)
Jordanisi (accusative nominative singular)
Jordanisi (accusative nominative plural)
Jordanisi (accusative genitive singular)
Jordanisi (accusative genitive plural)
Jordanisi (genitive singular)
Jordaniesi (genitive plural)
Jordaniasi (partitive singular)
Jordanejasi (partitive plural)
Jordanissasi (inessive singular)
Jordaneissasi (inessive plural)
Jordanistasi (elative singular)
Jordaneistasi (elative plural)
Jordaniisi (illative singular)
Jordaneihisi (illative plural)
Jordanillasi (adessive singular)
Jordaneillasi (adessive plural)
Jordaniltasi (ablative singular)
Jordaneiltasi (ablative plural)
Jordanillesi (allative singular)
Jordaneillesi (allative plural)
Jordaninasi (essive singular)
Jordaneinasi (essive plural)
Jordaniksesi (singular translative)
Jordaneiksesi (plural translative)
Jordanittasi (abessive singular)
Jordaneittasi (abessive plural)
Jordaneinesi (comitative plural)
Jordanimme (nominative singular)
Jordanimme (nominative plural)
Jordanimme (accusative nominative singular)
Jordanimme (accusative nominative plural)
Jordanimme (accusative genitive singular)
Jordanimme (accusative genitive plural)
Jordanimme (genitive singular)
Jordaniemme (genitive plural)
Jordaniamme (partitive singular)
Jordanejamme (partitive plural)
Jordanissamme (inessive singular)
Jordaneissamme (inessive plural)
Jordanistamme (elative singular)
Jordaneistamme (elative plural)
Jordaniimme (illative singular)
Jordaneihimme (illative plural)
Jordanillamme (adessive singular)
Jordaneillamme (adessive plural)
Jordaniltamme (ablative singular)
Jordaneiltamme (ablative plural)
Jordanillemme (allative singular)
Jordaneillemme (allative plural)
Jordaninamme (essive singular)
Jordaneinamme (essive plural)
Jordaniksemme (singular translative)
Jordaneiksemme (plural translative)
Jordanittamme (abessive singular)
Jordaneittamme (abessive plural)
Jordaneinemme (comitative plural)
Jordaninne (nominative singular)
Jordaninne (nominative plural)
Jordaninne (accusative nominative singular)
Jordaninne (accusative nominative plural)
Jordaninne (accusative genitive singular)
Jordaninne (accusative genitive plural)
Jordaninne (genitive singular)
Jordanienne (genitive plural)
Jordanianne (partitive singular)
Jordanejanne (partitive plural)
Jordanissanne (inessive singular)
Jordaneissanne (inessive plural)
Jordanistanne (elative singular)
Jordaneistanne (elative plural)
Jordaniinne (illative singular)
Jordaneihinne (illative plural)
Jordanillanne (adessive singular)
Jordaneillanne (adessive plural)
Jordaniltanne (ablative singular)
Jordaneiltanne (ablative plural)
Jordanillenne (allative singular)
Jordaneillenne (allative plural)
Jordaninanne (essive singular)
Jordaneinanne (essive plural)
Jordaniksenne (singular translative)
Jordaneiksenne (plural translative)
Jordanittanne (abessive singular)
Jordaneittanne (abessive plural)
Jordaneinenne (comitative plural)
Jordaninsa (nominative singular)
Jordaninsa (nominative plural)
Jordaninsa (accusative nominative singular)
Jordaninsa (accusative nominative plural)
Jordaninsa (accusative genitive singular)
Jordaninsa (accusative genitive plural)
Jordaninsa (genitive singular)
Jordaniensa (genitive plural)
Jordaniaan (partitive singular)
Jordaniansa (partitive singular)
Jordanejaan (partitive plural)
Jordanejansa (partitive plural)
Jordanissaan (inessive singular)
Jordanissansa (inessive singular)
Jordaneissaan (inessive plural)
Jordaneissansa (inessive plural)
Jordanistaan (elative singular)
Jordanistansa (elative singular)
Jordaneistaan (elative plural)
Jordaneistansa (elative plural)
Jordaniinsa (illative singular)
Jordaneihinsa (illative plural)
Jordanillaan (adessive singular)
Jordanillansa (adessive singular)
Jordaneillaan (adessive plural)
Jordaneillansa (adessive plural)
Jordaniltaan (ablative singular)
Jordaniltansa (ablative singular)
Jordaneiltaan (ablative plural)
Jordaneiltansa (ablative plural)
Jordanilleen (allative singular)
Jordanillensa (allative singular)
Jordaneilleen (allative plural)
Jordaneillensa (allative plural)
Jordaninaan (essive singular)
Jordaninansa (essive singular)
Jordaneinaan (essive plural)
Jordaneinansa (essive plural)
Jordanikseen (singular translative)
Jordaniksensa (singular translative)
Jordaneikseen (plural translative)
Jordaneiksensa (plural translative)
Jordanittaan (abessive singular)
Jordanittansa (abessive singular)
Jordaneittaan (abessive plural)
Jordaneittansa (abessive plural)
Jordaneineen (comitative plural)
Jordaneinensa (comitative plural)


Jordan

a male given name, equivalent to English Jordan


Jordan

one of several brooks or small rivers in Germany

de-proper noun

der Jordan m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Jordan or des Jordans)

der Jordan (canonical masculine)
des Jordan (definite genitive)
des Jordans (definite genitive)


Jordan

Jordan (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

From Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén), and Arabic الأردن (“al-'urdunn”).


Jordan

Jòrdan (canonical masculine)
Јо̀рдан (Cyrillic)
Jordan (nominative singular)
Jordana (genitive singular)
Jordanu (dative singular)
Jordan (accusative singular)
Jordane (singular vocative)
Jordanu (locative singular)
Jordanom (instrumental singular)


Jordan

From Old Swedish Iordan. Cognate with Old Danish Jordanus (partially latinized).