Jordaan
Afrikaans edit
Etymology 1 edit
Proper noun edit
die Jordaan
- 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)
- Synonym: Jordaanrivier
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Etymology 2 edit
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Proper noun edit
Jordaan
- a surname
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Attested as Jordane in 1691. The use of this name for the neighborhood dates to the 17th century, when the Prinsengracht canal was first constructed, which was at that time apparently jokingly referred to by the name of the Jordan river. The neighborhood that was built beyond the canal around that time then came to be known by the same name (possibly first being referred to as over de Jordaan, "beyond the Jordan river [i.e., Prinsengracht]", before simply being referred to as Jordaan).
Other etymologies for the name of the neighborhood have been proposed (such as a derivation from French jardin), but are generally considered less plausible.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: Jor‧daan
Proper noun edit
Jordaan m
- 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)
- A neighbourhood of Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands