Jordan (name)

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Jordan
Pronunciation/ˈdʒɔːrdən/ JOR-dən
GenderUnisex (originally a male given name)
Origin
Word/nameHebrew through Greek
MeaningDescend or flow down
Region of originIsrael
Other names
Related names
  • Jorden
  • Jourdan
  • Jourden
  • Jordin
  • Jordyn
  • Yarden

Jordan is a given name and a surname.

The form found in

Jesus Christ in the Jordan,[2] and during the Crusades, crusaders and pilgrims would bring back some of the river water in containers to use in the baptism of their own children in Europe and Britain. It thus became popular as a first name.[1] Jordanes, a 6th-century Gothic historian, may have popularised the name as well.[3]

The Greek form is Ἰορδάνης (Iordanes),[2] in Arabic it is Al-Urdunn, in Latin Jordanus, in Italian Giordano, in Spanish Jordán, in Portuguese Jordão, in German Jordan, in Dutch Jordaan, in French Jourdain, in Irish Iordáin or Riordan, in Russian Йордан (Yordan), in Romanian Iordan, in Bulgarian Йордан (Yordan), in Polish Jordan, and in Catalan Jordà.

The English form of the name appears to have died out after

medieval times, but started to be used again the 19th century, becoming especially popular in the U.S. and some other countries in the latter half of the 20th century.[3]

Jordan is used as either a given name or a surname. Until the late 1970s, "Jordan" was predominantly used as a male name in the United States, but later began to gain popularity as a female name as well. As of 2006, males accounted for 72.5% of people with this name in that country.[4]

Notable people and characters with the name include:

Christianity

  • Jordan of Bristol
    , saint venerated in Bristol, England
  • Jordan (Bishop of Poland)
    (died 982 or 984), first Bishop of Poland
  • Jordan of Clivio
    (died 1120), Archbishop of Milan
  • Jordan of Saxony (died 1237), Dominican master general
  • Jordan of Santa Susanna (died after 1154), French cardinal and papal legate
  • Jordan Catalani (died 1330), Dominican missionary and explorer
  • Raymond Jordan (fl. c. 1381), monk and author
  • Jordan of Pisa (also known as Jordan of Rivalto, c. 1255 – 1311), monk, academic and theologian
  • Samuel M. Jordan (1871–1952), American Presbyterian missionary in Persia
  • Francis Mary of the Cross Jordan (1848–1918), Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Salvatorian order

Nobility

Politics

  • Barbara Jordan (1936–1996), U.S. Representative from Texas
  • B. Everett Jordan (1896–1974), U.S. Senator from North Carolina
  • Christina Jordan (born 1962), British politician
  • Daphne Jordan (born 1959), American politician serving in the New York State Senate
  • Hamilton Jordan (1944–2008), advisor to American President Jimmy Carter
  • Jim Jordan (born 1964), United States Representative from Ohio
  • Kris Jordan (1977-2023), American politician
  • Leon Jordan (1905–1970), American politician who served in the Missouri House of Representatives
  • Orchid I. Jordan (1910–1995), American politician who served in the Missouri House of Representatives
  • Raymond A. Jordan (1943-2022), American politician
  • Ricardo López Jordán (1822–1889), Argentinean political and military figure
  • Robert Jordan (lawyer)
    (born 1945), American lawyer and former diplomat
  • Vernon Jordan (1935–2021), American lawyer and business executive
  • Wilhelm Jordan (writer)
    (1819–1904), German writer and politician

Music

Surname

Given name

  • Jordan Terrell Carter
    (born 1996), American rapper-songwriter
  • Jordan Dykstra (born 1985), American composer
  • Jordan Edwards-Wilks
    (born 1994), British rapper, singer and songwriter
  • Jordan Jenks
    (born 1993), Belizean-American rapper, record producer, and songwriter
  • Jordan Knight (born 1970), American pop singer (New Kids on the Block)
  • Jordan Kyle, American songwriter and producer
  • Jordan Luck (b. ca 1961), New Zealand musician
  • Jordan Maron
    (born 1992), American electronic music producer
  • Jordan North (born 1990), English radio DJ
  • Jordan Officer (born 1976), Canadian jazz/blues/country musician
  • Jordan Pruitt (born 1991), American pop singer
  • Jordan Raycroft (born 1991), Canadian singer-songwriter
  • Jordan Rudess (born 1956), American keyboardist (Dream Theater)
  • Jordin Sparks (born 1989), American singer
  • Jordan Waring (born 1964), American symphonic composer and banker
  • Jordan White (musician) (born 1980), American rock musician

Literature

Surname

  • Brent Jordan (born 1963), American writer and strip-club bouncer
  • Cornelia Jane Matthews Jordan
    (1830–1898), American poet, lyricist
  • Robert Jordan (1948–2007), American fantasy author

Given name

Science

Sports

Surname

Given name

Television

Film

Other professions

Surname

Given name

  • Jordan Carver (born 1986), German model and actress
  • Jordan "n0thing" Gilbert, American professional Counter-Strike player
  • Jordan Mechner, American computer-game programmer and game designer
  • Jordan Misja
    (1913–1942), Albanian communist of Serbian descent, People's Hero of Albania
  • Jordan Ratcliffe, English teenager who went missing in 2008
  • Jordan Shanks-Markinova, Australian YouTube personality known as Friendlyjordies

Fictional characters

  • Janardan Jakhar, also known as "Jordan" or "JJ", the eponymous protagonist of the film Rockstar
  • Jordan Baker
    , in the novel The Great Gatsby
  • Jordan Black, the daughter of main character Frank Black in the American TV series Millennium
  • Jordan Cavanaugh
    , on the television show Crossing Jordan
  • Jordan Catalano, portrayed by Jared Leto in the American TV series My So-Called Life
  • Jordan Chase
    , motivational speaker from the TV series Dexter
  • Jordan Collier, one of the central figures of the 4400 in the American TV series The 4400, portrayed by Billy Campbell
  • Jordan Elliot, in the novel Beach Music
  • Jordan James Lewis, from the family sitcom Just Jordan, portrayed by Lil' JJ
  • Jordan Sullivan
    , played by Christa Miller on the television show Scrubs
  • Deanna and Amy Jordyn, minor American "reality TV" stars
  • Hal Jordan, superhero in DC Comics, better known as Green Lantern
  • Lee Jordan
    , in the Harry Potter franchise
  • Robert Jordan, the protagonist of the novel For Whom the Bell Tolls.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Jordan Name Meaning & Jordan Family History". Ancestry. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Iordanis Greek Name". Greek Names. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Meaning, origin and history of the name Jordan". Behind the Name. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Jordan as a first name or baby name". NamePlayground.com. 11 October 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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