Where does “Jordan” come from?

Jordan comes from Latin Iordanes, from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης, from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן, a river name of uncertain ultimate origin.

Jordan (English): A placename

Definitions

  1. A placename

Ancestry of “Jordan”, step by step

Jordan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Iordanēs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinIordanēsthe river Jordan
2Ancient GreekἸορδάνης—
3HebrewיַרְדֵּןJordan

via Middle English Jordan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishJordanpot
2Latinjurdanus—

Words derived from “Jordan”

Every word from Hebrew יַרְדֵּן →