Where does “Jordan” come from?

Jordan (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Arabic الأردن, from Arabic الْأُرْدُنّ.

Ancestry of “Jordan”, step by step

Jordan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic الأردن

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالأردنal-'urdunn
2Arabicالْأُرْدُنّ—

via Hebrew יַרְדֵּן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HebrewיַרְדֵּןJordan
Every word from Arabic الْأُرْدُنّ →Every word from Arabic الأردن →