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Jordan meaning, origin, history | Meaning of name

Name: Jordan No. of characters: 6 Gender: GirlBoyOrigin: Hebrew English Macedonian
How to pronounce Jordan jo-rdan What does my name mean?
Meanings: To Flow Down Down-flowing One who Descends Olive Tree Lead Colored Descend Flowing Down Hebrew origin, meaning inspired by the eponymous river in Palestine Germanic origin, meaning composition of "earth" and "bold".

Jordan was ranked 66 in 2016 list of US boys name and dropped by 10.00% from its previous ranking of 60 in 2015. Jordan was ranked 272 in 2016 list of US girls name and dropped by 6.67% from its previous ranking of 255 in 2015. First name derived from Jordan. Comes from the Hebrew "Yarden" biblical river regions. Celebrating 13 February.. Persistent, sharp and solid, both morally and physically,Jordando not keep up. Their energy is inexhaustible. Jordan are autonomous and proud. Creative,Jordanare not devoid of imagination and fantasy. Elegant, always fashionable,Jordanare not without assets to seduce. Positive, difficulties stimulate.

Full form of Jordan : Jolly Optimistic Religious Dependent Altruistic Noble

Jordan is a very very popular first name for a boy in England & Wales which is popular since 1996 and ranked 200 in 2015. Around 38455 people wear Jordan as their first name. Jordan is a rare first name for a girl in England & Wales which is a rare name since 2005 and ranked 200 in 2015. Only 38455 people have Jordan as their first name. Jordan is a very consistent name over the past 18 years.

Jordan was a rare first name for a boy but is a very very popular first name for a boy which is popular since 2016 and ranked 66 in 2016 in United States. Around 493787 people wear Jordan as their first name. Jordan is a very consistent name over the past 130 years. 0.136609% of people in US have this given name.

Complete history of Jordan
YearRankOccurence
Popular boy name in
1973404306
1974374369
1975359398
1976316517
1977281649
1978216979
19791681406
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History of Jordan

Born around 1185 in Germany peasant family, gifted with intelligence exeptionnelle, Jordan of Saxony became a student in Paris, then met St. Dominic. He took the Dominican habit in 1220. Two years later, he succeeded St. Dominic as Master General of the Order preacher he organizes and develops. He died at sea in a shipwreck, 1237. This February 13th was first made, the return of the crusades by the knights who were returning from Jordan.

Expression number of Jordan is 8.

Jordan has the potential to attain power and authority in their life. Jordan are skilled and efficient who enjoys rivalries and Jordan does not back away from working hard to achieve what they have resolved in their mind
Names that rhyme with Jordan Ardan, Bardan, Dardan, Geordan, Giordan, Gordan, Jairdan, Jardan, Jhordan, Johrdan, Jordan, Jourdan, Kordan, Ordan, Riordan, Vardan, YordanFamous people named Jordan
Jordan Skye in Gang Bang Virgins 2 as Actress
Rebecca Jordan in Tinselwood as Actress
Jordanna Drazin in Damsels in Distress as Actress
Jordan Bradbury in That's My Boy as Actress
Jordana Woodland in Dogfights over the Pacific as
Jordan Scovel in The Exploding Girl as Actress
Jordan Taylor in Elephant as Actress
Jordan Berlin in The 702 as Actress
Jean Jordan in Episode #1.1 as
Ana María Jordan in Girasoles para Lucía as Actress
Jordan Foster, actor
Jordan Alan, director,writer,producer
Jordan Knight, actor,producer
Jordan Cronenweth, cinematographer,actor
Jordan Deitcher, director,actor,writer
Jordan Abeles, actor
Names like Jordan Jora, Jorah, Joram, Joran, Joray, Jorcina, Jord, Jorda, Jordaan, Jordache, Jordae, Jordahn, Jordai, Jordain, Jordan, Jordana, Jordanalexander, Jordanchristoph, Jordane, JordaniJordan Namesakes Posts having Jordan: Comments :The English name Jordan comes from the Hebrew Yarden , which means "someone with offspring" and was assimilated to Latin as Iordanes, the Arabic as Urdunn, the Italian Giordano, in Spanish Jordan, in Catalan Jorda in French Jourdain. Jordan is the name of male origin of the Bible. It derives from the name of the river Jordan, where baptized Saint John the Baptist. The name became popular in Europe since the time of the Crusades, when the eager children baptized in the water of the Jordan, often in remembrance of giving also the name. In Hebrew Yarden means "flowing down", "decreasing". In Poland, the name is known as the name of the first Polish bishop. Other famous people bearing this name are Jordan Ansalon - Italian Dominican missionary martyr, the holy Catholic, Giordano Bruno Jordan Farmar - American basketball player who played in the league NBA, Jordan Mechner - a game programmer, Jordan Nichrizow - Bulgarian politician , Zygmunt Stojowski , responsible. Zygmunt Denis Jordan Antoni de Stojowski - Polish pianist and composer, Tadeusz Jordan Rozwadowski - Polish military commander. Jordan is variant in different languages ​​of the proper name of person Giordano. - Reid Rees
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