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Where does “Jordan” come from?

Jordan (Cebuano) comes from Latin Iordanēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης, from Hebrew יַרְדֵּן — Jordan.

Ancestry of “Jordan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIordanēs—
2Ancient GreekἸορδάνης—
3HebrewיַרְדֵּןJordan
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