Jordan

Jordan \jor-dan, jo-rd-an\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Jordan can also be used, but less frequently, as a girl name name variations. Its pronunciation is JHOWRDahN in English ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Jordan: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Jordan?

Jordan is an English, German, and Hebrew name of Hebrew origin. The name is from the sacred River Jordan in Israel where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist. The name of the river is Yarden (Hebrew), which is from the Hebrew word 'hayarden' (flowing down) or 'yeredh' (to descend, to sink), in reference to the water from the river flowing to the Sea of Galilee and ultimately the Dead Sea. The name was introduced by the Crusaders returning to England, and it was commonly bestowed upon their children baptized in the river itself, or by holy water taken from the river. The name was initially used for boys. It died out by the medieval period, later saw a revival in the 19th century among English speakers, since when it started use as a unisex name. See short names for Jordan for more info. Jordan is a widely used name; it has 46 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Other versions used in English consist of Jardan pronounciation, Jared meaning and origin, short names for Johrdan, what does the name Jordaen mean, meaning of Jordaene, short names for Jordain, name Jordaine origin, meaning of Jordane, Jordanke meaning of name, meaning of Jordann, Jordayn name popularity, what does the name Jordayne mean, what does the name Jordel mean, name Jordell, Jordenn name variations, meaning of Jordey, what does the name Jordynn mean, Jorie name variations, Jorrdan name, Jorry meaning of name, what does the name Jourdaen mean, Jourdaene meaning of name, name Jourdano origin, Jourdayn meaning, name Jourdayne meaning, and Jourdon meaning. Other English forms consist of the diminutive forms Jordi meaning and origin, baby name Jordie, Jordy name popularity, nicknames for Jorey, Jori meaning, Jory meaning and origin, and Judd name variations, and the variant spellings name Geordan meaning, Jorden pronounciation, Jordin pronounciation, meaning of Jordon, nicknames for Jordyn, and short names for Jourdan. Foreign variants of Jordan consist of nicknames for Giordano (Italian), meaning of Jordaan (Dutch), Jordano pronounciation (Italian), what does the name Jourdain mean (French), Yardan meaning of name (Arabic), and Yordan pronounciation (Slavic). Another foreign variant is the diminutive form baby name Joord (Dutch). Jordan is very popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity rose from the 1910s up to the 1990s. At the height of its usage in 1991, 0.756% of baby boys were given the name Jordan. It ranked at #29 then. The baby name has since experienced a fall in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.401% and its ranking #46, was nonetheless the most popular within all boy names in its group. In 2010, 6 times more boys were named Jordan than the next ranked name, Jared meaning. Jordan has in the past century been mostly given to baby boys. In 2009, the name Jordan was given to 4 times as many baby boys than girls.

A famous person named Jordan is Basketball Player, Michael Jordan, born 17 February 1963, Brooklyn, New York.

List of baby names Jordan:

name Jardan meaning (English), name Jarden meaning, meaning of Jardin, Jardyn definition, Jordaen name variations, nicknames for Jordaene, Jordain pronounciation, meaning of Jordaine, name Jordann meaning, Jorden definition (English), Jordenn pronounciation, Jordin pronounciation (English), Jordon name (English), Jordyn definition (English), Jordynn definition, nicknames for Jorrdan, what does the name Jourdaen mean, Jourdaene meaning, Jourdain definition (French), and name Jourdon meaning.

The baby name Jordan fun facts:

The name Jordan in reverse order is "Nadroj".

The numerological value of the name Jordan is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Jordan?

Jordan is in the top names in USA.