Jordan - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Jordan \j(o)-

, also used as girl's name Jordan, is pronounced JOR-dan. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "down-flowing". Name of the major river in Palestine, used as a given name since the Crusades. The short form Jordi is also a Catalan variant of George. Jourdaine and Jourdan are French forms. The name is influenced by the fame of basketball celebrity Michael Jordan and Nike's line of Air Jordan athletic shoes.

Jordan has 28 variant forms: Giordano, Jared, Jarred, Jarod, Jarrod, Jarrot, Jarrott, Jerad, Jerred, Jerrod, Jerrot, Jerrott, Jordaan, Jordain, Jordao, Jordell, Jorden, Jordi, Jordon, Jordy, Jordyn, Jori, Jory, Jourdain, Jourdaine, Jourdan, Jud and Judd.

Baby names that sound like Jordan are Worden, Arden, Arrden, Ardon, Ardin, Ardian, Jardine and Warden.

Jordan is a very common first name for men (#262 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#110 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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