Jordan

See also: jordan, jordán, Jordán, and Jórdan

English

Etymology

From Latin Iordanēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs), from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén, “Jordan (river)”). Doublet of Yarden.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔːdən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔɹdən/
• (Southern US) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɝdən/, /ˈd͡ʒɝdn̩/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dən, (also southern US) -ɜː(ɹ)dən

Proper noun

Jordan (countable and uncountable, plural Jordans)

1. A placename:
   2. A river in Western Asia, in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan.
   4. A country in Western Asia, in the Middle East. Official name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Capital and largest city: Amman
      • 2011 [1978 January 1], Jimmy Carter, White House Diary‎^[1], →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 159:

        Early the next morning I met with King Hussein of Jordan and then drove to the airport with the shah. All three of us agreed that we ought to give Sadat our support, and on the basis for a Middle East peace.

   5. The name of other rivers around the world, listed under Jordan River (disambiguation).
   6. A number of places in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Daviess County, Indiana.
      2. An unincorporated community in Morgan Township, Owen County, Indiana.
      3. An unincorporated community in Boone County, Iowa.
      4. An unincorporated community in Fulton County, Kentucky.
      5. A city in Scott County, Minnesota.
      6. A neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
      7. An unincorporated community in Hickory County, Missouri.
      8. A small town, the county seat of Garfield County, Montana.
      9. A village in Onondaga County, New York.
      10. An unincorporated community in Johnston County, North Carolina.
      11. An unincorporated community in Linn County, Oregon.
      12. A town in Green County, Wisconsin.
      13. An unincorporated community in Hull, Portage County, Wisconsin.
      14. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Jordan Township.
   7. A community of Lincoln, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.
   8. A small suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4092).
   9. An area in Yau Tsim Mong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
      • 2022 October 9, Yanni Chow, “‘This is our home’: ethnic minority residents of Jordan’s Man Wah Sun Chuen estate may lose community to redevelopment”, in South China Morning Post‎^[2], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 October 2023, News‎^[3]:

        Man Wah Sun Chuen in Jordan is one of Hong Kong’s oldest private housing estates.

      • 2024 April 10, Hillary Leung, “At least 5 dead, over 30 injured after fire in Hong Kong building”, in Hong Kong Free Press‎^[4], archived from the original on 12 April 2024, Hong Kong:

        At least five people have died and over 30 have been injured after a fire broke out in a building in Jordan on Wednesday morning.

   10. A municipality, the capital of Guimaras province, Western Visayas, Philippines.
2. A unisex given name from Hebrew
   1. A male given name from Hebrew; in the Middle Ages given to children baptized with Jordan water brought by crusaders.
      • 1989, Jeanette Winterson, Sexing the Cherry, Grove Press, published 1998, →ISBN, pages 3–4:

        I call him Jordan and it will do. He has no other name before or after. What was there to call him, fished as he was from the stinking Thames? A child can't be called Thames, no and not Nile either, for all his likeness to Moses. But I wanted to give him a river name, a name not bound to anything, just as the waters aren't bound to anything.

   2. A female given name from Hebrew, of mid-20th century and later usage.
3. A surname transferred from the given name derived from the male given name.

Derived terms

• Jordan almond
• Jordan block
• Jordan curve
• Jordanesque
• Jordanian
• Jordanianism
• Jordanianness
• Jordan matrix
• Jordan network
• Jordan rule
• South Jordan

 

Translations

country

• Abkhaz: Иорданиа (Jordanja)
• Adyghe: Иордание (Jiwordanije)
• Afrikaans: Jordanië
• Albanian: Jordani (sq) f, Jordania f (definite)
• Amharic: ዮርዳኖስ (yordanos)
• Antillean Creole: Jodani f
• Arabic: الْأُرْدُن (ar) m (al-ʔurdun), الْأُرْدُنّ (ar) m (al-ʔurdunn)
• Armenian: Հորդանան (Hordanan)
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܝܘܼܪܕܢܵܢ (yurdnan)
• Azerbaijani: İordaniya (az)
• Bashkir: Иордания (İordaniya)
• Basque: Jordania (eu)
• Bavarian: Jordanien
• Belarusian: Іарда́нія f (Iardánija)
• Bengali: জর্দান (bn) (jordan)
• Breton: Jordania
• Bulgarian: Йорда́ния (bg) f (Jordánija)
• Burmese: ဂျော်ဒန် (gyaudan)
• Catalan: Jordània (ca) f
• Chechen: Иордани (İordani), Урдан (Urdan)
• Cherokee: ᏦᏓᏂ (tsodani)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 約旦 / 约旦 (zh) (Yuēdàn)

• Corsican: Ghjurdania f, Ghjordania f
• Crimean Tatar: Urdun
• Czech: Jordánsko (cs) n
• Danish: Jordan (da) n
• Dhivehi: އުރުދުން (urudun̊)
• Dutch: Jordanië (nl) n
• Esperanto: Jordanio (eo)
• Estonian: Jordaania (et)
• Farefare: Yoodan
• Faroese: Jordan n
• Finnish: Jordania (fi)
• French: Jordanie (fr) f
• Galician: Xordania (gl) f
• Georgian: იორდანია (ka) (iordania)
• German: Jordanien (de) n
• Greek: Ιορδανία (el) f (Iordanía)
• Guianese Creole: Jordani f
• Haitian Creole: Jòdani f
• Hausa: Jordan
• Hawaiian: Ioredāne
• Hebrew: יַרְדֵּן (he) m or f (yardén), מַמְלֶכֶת יַרְדֵּן f (mamlékhet yardén)
• Hindi: जॉर्डन (hi) m (jŏrḍan), उर्दुन m (urdun)
• Hungarian: Jordánia (hu)
• Icelandic: Jórdanía (is) f
• Ido: Jordania (io)
• Indonesian: Yordania (id)
• Interlingua: Jordania
• Irish: an Iordáin f
• Italian: Giordania (it) f
• Japanese: ヨルダン (ja) (Yorudan)
• Kabardian: Йорданиэ (Jordaniɛ), Йордан (Jordan)
• Kalenjin: Jodan
• Kamba: Jondani
• Kazakh: Иордания (kk) (İordaniä), Ұрдония (Ūrdoniä)
• Khmer: ហ៊្សកដានី (km) (zɔɔkdaanii)
• Kikuyu: Jordan
• Korean: 요르단 (ko) (Yoreudan)
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: Erden (ku)

• Kyrgyz: Иордания (ky) (İordaniya), Үрдүн (ky) (Ürdün)
• Lao: ຈໍແດນ (chǭ dǣn), ຊອັກດະນີ
• Latin: Iordania (la) f
• Latvian: Jordānija (lv) f
• Lithuanian: Jordanija (lt) f
• Luhya: Jordan
• Luo: Jordan
• Macedonian: Јордан (mk) m (Jordan)
• Malay: Jordan (ms)
• Maltese: il-Ġurdan
• Manchu: ᡳᠣᡵᡩᠠᠩ (iordang)
• Maori: Hōrano
• Marathi: जॉर्डन m (jŏrḍan)
• Meru: Jordan
• Mongolian:

  Cyrillic: Иордан (Iordan)

• Navajo: Jóoʼdan
• Nepali: उर्दुन (urduna)
• Norman: Jourdain m (Jersey), Jourdanîn f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Jordan (no) n

  Nynorsk: Jordan (nn) n

• Occitan: Jordania f, Jordània (oc) f
• Ossetian: Иордани (Iordani)
• Ottoman Turkish: اوردن (Ürdün)
• Pashto: اردن m (urdun)
• Persian:

  Dari: اُرْدُن (urdun)

  Iranian Persian: اُرْدُن (ordon)

• Polish: Jordania (pl) f
• Portuguese: Jordânia (pt) f
• Quechua: Hurdanya
• Rarotongan: ‘Īoritāna
• Romanian: Iordania (ro) f
• Russian: Иорда́ния (ru) f (Iordánija)
• Sardinian: Giordània f
• Scots: Jordan
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Јо̀рдан m

  Roman: Jòrdan (sh) m

• Shan: မိူင်းၵျေႃႇတၼ်ႇ (móeng kjàu tàn)
• Sicilian: Giurdania f, Giordania f
• Sinhalese: ජෝර්දානය (jōrdānaya)
• Slovak: Jordánsko (sk) n
• Slovene: Jordánija (sl) f
• Spanish: Jordania (es) f
• Swahili: Yordani (sw)
• Swedish: Jordanien (sv) n
• Tagalog: Hordan
• Tajik: Урдун (tg) (Urdun)
• Tatar: Үрдүн (Ürdün)
• Thai: จอร์แดน (th) (jɔɔ-dɛɛn)
• Tibetan: རྗོར་ཌན (rjor ḍan)
• Turkish: Ürdün (tr)
• Turkmen: Iordaniýa
• Ukrainian: Йорда́нія (uk) f (Jordánija)
• Urdu: اُرْدُن m (urdun), جورْڈَن m (jorḍan)
• Uyghur: ئىئوردانىيە (i'ordaniye)
• Uzbek: Iordaniya (uz)
• Vietnamese: Gioóc-đa-ni, Gióc-đa-ni
• Volapük: Yordän (vo)
• West Flemish: Jordanië n
• West Frisian: Jordaanje n
• Yiddish: יאָרדאַניע (yordanye)
• Yoruba: Jọdani

river

• Afrikaans: Jordaan, Jordaanrivier
• Aghwan: 𐔺𐕒𐕙𐔳𐔰𐕎𐔰𐕎 (yordanan)
• Arabic: الْأُرْدُن (ar) m (al-ʔurdun), الْأُرْدُنّ (ar) m (al-ʔurdunn)
• Armenian: Հորդանան (Hordanan)
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܝܘܼܪܕܢܵܢ (yurdnan)
• Bulgarian: Йорда́н m (Jordán)
• Catalan: Jordà m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 約旦 / 约旦 (zh) (Yuēdàn), 約旦河 / 约旦河 (zh) (Yuēdànhé)

• Czech: Jordán (cs) m
• Danish: Jordan (da)
• Dutch: Jordaan m
• Egyptian: (yrdwnꜣ m)
• Esperanto: Jordano
• Estonian: Jordan (et)
• Faroese: Jordan f
• Finnish: Jordan (fi)
• French: Jourdain (fr) m
• Georgian: იორდანე (iordane)
• German: Jordan (de) m
• Greek: Ιορδάνης (el) m (Iordánis)

  Ancient: Ἰορδάνης m (Iordánēs)

• Hebrew: יַרְדֵּן (he) (yardén)
• Hindi: यर्दन f (yardan), यर्दन नदी f (Yardan nadī), यर्दन नदी f (Yardan nadī)
• Hungarian: Jordán (hu)
• Icelandic: Jórdan f
• Ido: Jordan (io)
• Irish: An Iordáin f
• Italian: Giordano (it) m
• Japanese: ヨルダン川 (Yorudan-gawa)
• Latin: Iordanēs m, Jordanēs m
• Latvian: Jordāna f
• Lithuanian: Jordanas
• Macedonian: Јордан (mk) m (Jordan)
• Manchu: ᡳᠣᡵᡩᠠᠩ
  ᠪᡳᡵᠠ (iordang bira)
• Maori: Hōrano
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Jordan (no)

  Nynorsk: Jordan (nn)

• Occitan: Jordan m
• Ottoman Turkish: یوردان (Yurdan)
• Plautdietsch: Jordan m
• Polish: Jordan (pl) m
• Portuguese: Jordão (pt) m
• Romanian: Iordan n
• Russian: Иорда́н (ru) m (Iordán), Ярде́на f (Jardɛ́na)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Јо̀рдан m

  Roman: Jòrdan (sh) m

• Spanish: Jordán (es) m
• Swedish: Jordan (sv)
• Ukrainian: Йорда́н m (Jordán)

male given name

• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܝܘܼܪܕܢܵܢ (yurdnan)
• Basque: Txurdan
• Bulgarian: Йордан m (Jordan)
• Catalan: Jordà m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 佐敦 (zo³ deon¹)

  Mandarin: 喬丹 / 乔丹 (zh) (Qiáodān)

• Dutch: Jordaan m, Jordan (nl) m
• Esperanto: Jordano
• French: Jordan (fr) m, Jourdain (fr) m (rare)
• German: Jordan (de) m
• Greek: Ιορδάνης (el) m (Iordánis)
• Hebrew: יַרְדֵּן (he) m (yardén)
• Hungarian: Jordán (hu)
• Inuktitut: ᔪᐊᑕᓐ (yoatan)
• Italian: Giordano (it) m
• Latin: Iordanēs m, Jordanēs m, Iordanus m, Jordanus m
• Latvian: Džordans m
• Macedonian: Јордан (mk) m (Jordan)
• Marathi: जॉर्डन m (jŏrḍan)
• Middle English: Judd
• Occitan: Jordan m
• Portuguese: Jordão (pt) m
• Romanian: Iordan m
• Russian: Джо́рдан (ru) m (Džórdan)
• Spanish: Jordán (es) m
• Ukrainian: Джо́рдан m (Džórdan), Йорда́н m (Jordán)
• Vietnamese: Gioóc-đan

female given name

• Deutsch: Jordana f
• Esperanto: Jordana
• Greek: Ιορδάνα (el) f (Iordána)
• Hebrew: יַרְדֵּן (he) f (yardén)
• Italian: Giordana (it) f

surname

• French: Jordan (fr), Jourdan (fr), Jourdain (fr), Jourden
• German: Jordan (de)
• Hebrew: יַרְדֵּן (he) (yardén)
• Hungarian: Jordán (hu)
• Italian: Giordano (it), Giordani (patronymic or plural of Giordano), Giordana (it)

See also

• Countries of the world
• (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

Further reading

• Jordan at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.

Anagrams

• Jardon

Cebuano

Etymology

From Latin Iordanes, from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs), from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén, “Jordan (river)”). The given name is from Michael Jordan.

Proper noun

Jordan

1. Michael Jordan
2. a male given name from English [in turn transferred from the surname, in turn from Hebrew]
3. Jordan (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
4. Jordan (a river in Western Asia, in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan)

Danish

Proper noun

Jordan

1. Jordan (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
2. Jordan (a river in Western Asia, in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan)

Related terms

• jordaner
• jordansk

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjordɑn/, [ˈjo̞rdɑ̝n]
• Rhymes: -ordɑn
• Hyphenation^(key): Jor‧dan

Etymology 1

From Latin Iordanēs.

Proper noun

Jordan

1. Jordan (a river in Western Asia, in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan)

Declension

Inflection of Jordan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Jordan	—
genitive		Jordanin	—
partitive		Jordania	—
illative		Jordaniin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Jordan	—
accusative	nom.	Jordan	—
	gen.	Jordanin
genitive		Jordanin	—
partitive		Jordania	—
inessive		Jordanissa	—
elative		Jordanista	—
illative		Jordaniin	—
adessive		Jordanilla	—
ablative		Jordanilta	—
allative		Jordanille	—
essive		Jordanina	—
translative		Jordaniksi	—
abessive		Jordanitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Jordan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Jordanini — accusative nom. Jordanini — gen. Jordanini genitive Jordanini — partitive Jordaniani — inessive Jordanissani — elative Jordanistani — illative Jordaniini — adessive Jordanillani — ablative Jordaniltani — allative Jordanilleni — essive Jordaninani — translative Jordanikseni — abessive Jordanittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Jordanisi — accusative nom. Jordanisi — gen. Jordanisi genitive Jordanisi — partitive Jordaniasi — inessive Jordanissasi — elative Jordanistasi — illative Jordaniisi — adessive Jordanillasi — ablative Jordaniltasi — allative Jordanillesi — essive Jordaninasi — translative Jordaniksesi — abessive Jordanittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Jordanimme — accusative nom. Jordanimme — gen. Jordanimme genitive Jordanimme — partitive Jordaniamme — inessive Jordanissamme — elative Jordanistamme — illative Jordaniimme — adessive Jordanillamme — ablative Jordaniltamme — allative Jordanillemme — essive Jordaninamme — translative Jordaniksemme — abessive Jordanittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Jordaninne — accusative nom. Jordaninne — gen. Jordaninne genitive Jordaninne — partitive Jordanianne — inessive Jordanissanne — elative Jordanistanne — illative Jordaniinne — adessive Jordanillanne — ablative Jordaniltanne — allative Jordanillenne — essive Jordaninanne — translative Jordaniksenne — abessive Jordanittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Jordaninsa — accusative nom. Jordaninsa — gen. Jordaninsa genitive Jordaninsa — partitive Jordaniaan Jordaniansa — inessive Jordanissaan Jordanissansa — elative Jordanistaan Jordanistansa — illative Jordaniinsa — adessive Jordanillaan Jordanillansa — ablative Jordaniltaan Jordaniltansa — allative Jordanilleen Jordanillensa — essive Jordaninaan Jordaninansa — translative Jordanikseen Jordaniksensa — abessive Jordanittaan Jordanittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Etymology 2

From a given name, Gothic [Term?].

Proper noun

Jordan (rare)

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Jordan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Jordan	Jordanit
genitive		Jordanin	Jordanien
partitive		Jordania	Jordaneja
illative		Jordaniin	Jordaneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Jordan	Jordanit
accusative	nom.	Jordan	Jordanit
	gen.	Jordanin
genitive		Jordanin	Jordanien
partitive		Jordania	Jordaneja
inessive		Jordanissa	Jordaneissa
elative		Jordanista	Jordaneista
illative		Jordaniin	Jordaneihin
adessive		Jordanilla	Jordaneilla
ablative		Jordanilta	Jordaneilta
allative		Jordanille	Jordaneille
essive		Jordanina	Jordaneina
translative		Jordaniksi	Jordaneiksi
abessive		Jordanitta	Jordaneitta
instructive		—	Jordanein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Jordan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Jordanini Jordanini accusative nom. Jordanini Jordanini gen. Jordanini genitive Jordanini Jordanieni partitive Jordaniani Jordanejani inessive Jordanissani Jordaneissani elative Jordanistani Jordaneistani illative Jordaniini Jordaneihini adessive Jordanillani Jordaneillani ablative Jordaniltani Jordaneiltani allative Jordanilleni Jordaneilleni essive Jordaninani Jordaneinani translative Jordanikseni Jordaneikseni abessive Jordanittani Jordaneittani instructive — — comitative — Jordaneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Jordanisi Jordanisi accusative nom. Jordanisi Jordanisi gen. Jordanisi genitive Jordanisi Jordaniesi partitive Jordaniasi Jordanejasi inessive Jordanissasi Jordaneissasi elative Jordanistasi Jordaneistasi illative Jordaniisi Jordaneihisi adessive Jordanillasi Jordaneillasi ablative Jordaniltasi Jordaneiltasi allative Jordanillesi Jordaneillesi essive Jordaninasi Jordaneinasi translative Jordaniksesi Jordaneiksesi abessive Jordanittasi Jordaneittasi instructive — — comitative — Jordaneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Jordanimme Jordanimme accusative nom. Jordanimme Jordanimme gen. Jordanimme genitive Jordanimme Jordaniemme partitive Jordaniamme Jordanejamme inessive Jordanissamme Jordaneissamme elative Jordanistamme Jordaneistamme illative Jordaniimme Jordaneihimme adessive Jordanillamme Jordaneillamme ablative Jordaniltamme Jordaneiltamme allative Jordanillemme Jordaneillemme essive Jordaninamme Jordaneinamme translative Jordaniksemme Jordaneiksemme abessive Jordanittamme Jordaneittamme instructive — — comitative — Jordaneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Jordaninne Jordaninne accusative nom. Jordaninne Jordaninne gen. Jordaninne genitive Jordaninne Jordanienne partitive Jordanianne Jordanejanne inessive Jordanissanne Jordaneissanne elative Jordanistanne Jordaneistanne illative Jordaniinne Jordaneihinne adessive Jordanillanne Jordaneillanne ablative Jordaniltanne Jordaneiltanne allative Jordanillenne Jordaneillenne essive Jordaninanne Jordaneinanne translative Jordaniksenne Jordaneiksenne abessive Jordanittanne Jordaneittanne instructive — — comitative — Jordaneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Jordaninsa Jordaninsa accusative nom. Jordaninsa Jordaninsa gen. Jordaninsa genitive Jordaninsa Jordaniensa partitive Jordaniaan Jordaniansa Jordanejaan Jordanejansa inessive Jordanissaan Jordanissansa Jordaneissaan Jordaneissansa elative Jordanistaan Jordanistansa Jordaneistaan Jordaneistansa illative Jordaniinsa Jordaneihinsa adessive Jordanillaan Jordanillansa Jordaneillaan Jordaneillansa ablative Jordaniltaan Jordaniltansa Jordaneiltaan Jordaneiltansa allative Jordanilleen Jordanillensa Jordaneilleen Jordaneillensa essive Jordaninaan Jordaninansa Jordaneinaan Jordaneinansa translative Jordanikseen Jordaniksensa Jordaneikseen Jordaneiksensa abessive Jordanittaan Jordanittansa Jordaneittaan Jordaneittansa instructive — — comitative — Jordaneineen Jordaneinensa

Statistics

• Jordan is the 4159^th (tied with 16 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 180 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
  • Many of these surnames in the statistics may instead be homonymous foreign surnames.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒɔʁ.dan/, (rare) /dʒɔʁ.dan/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Jordan m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Jordan

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɔʁˌdaːn/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

der Jordan m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Jordan or des Jordans)

1. Jordan (a river in Western Asia, in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan)
2. one of several brooks or small rivers in Germany

Derived terms

• Jordanien

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén), and Arabic الأردن (“al-'urdunn”).

Proper noun

Jordan

1. Jordan (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
2. Jordan (a river in Western Asia, in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan)

Related terms

• jordaner
• jordansk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From jor- (“wild boar”) +‎ dan (“Dane”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²juːrdan/, /²juːɖan/

Proper noun

Jordan m (definite Jordanen)

1. a male given name

References

• Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Dan”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN

Etymology 2

From Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén), and Arabic الأردن (“al-'urdunn”).

Proper noun

Jordan

1. Jordan (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
2. Jordan (a river in Western Asia, in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan)

Related terms

• jordanar
• jordansk

Occitan

Proper noun

Jordan m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Jordan

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jǒrdan/
• Hyphenation: Jor‧dan

Proper noun

Jòrdan m (Cyrillic spelling Јо̀рдан)

1. Jordan (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)
2. Jordan (a river in Western Asia, in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan)

Declension

Declension of Jordan

	singular
nominative	Jordan
genitive	Jordana
dative	Jordanu
accusative	Jordan
vocative	Jordane
locative	Jordanu
instrumental	Jordanom

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Proper noun

Jordan

1. Jordan (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

   Synonym: Yordani

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish Iordan. Cognate with Old Danish Jordanus (partially latinized).

Proper noun

Jordan c (genitive Jordans)

1. Jordan (a river in Western Asia, in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan)

Tatar

Proper noun

Jordan

1. Jordan (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East)

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20050112143207/http://www.azatliq.org/news/international/tb/archives/2005/01/06.ASP