Jordan
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin Iordanēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs), from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén, “Jordan (river)”). Doublet of Yarden.
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔːdən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔɹdən/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dən
Proper nounEdit
Jordan (countable and uncountable, plural Jordans)
- A placename
- A river in the Middle East that empties into the Dead Sea.
- A country in Western Asia, in the Middle East. Official name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Capital and largest city: Amman
- The name of other rivers around the world, listed under Jordan River (disambiguation).
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Daviess County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Morgan Township, Owen County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Boone County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community in Fulton County, Kentucky.
- A city in Scott County, Minnesota.
- A neighbourhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Hickory County, Missouri.
- A small town, the county seat of Garfield County, Montana.
- A village in Onondaga County, New York.
- An unincorporated community in Johnston County, North Carolina.
- An unincorporated community in Linn County, Oregon.
- A town in Green County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in Hull, Portage County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Jordan Township.
- A community in Lincoln, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.
- A small suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4092). [1]
- An area in Yau Tsim Mong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
- A municipality, the capital of Guimaras province, Philippines.
- A unisex given name from Hebrew
- 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.
- A female given name from Hebrew, of mid-20th century and later usage.
- A male given name from Hebrew; in the Middle Ages given to children baptized with Jordan water brought by crusaders.
- A surname transferred from the given name derived from the male given name.
Derived termsEdit
Derived terms
TranslationsEdit
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river
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male given name
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See alsoEdit
- 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
ReferencesEdit
AnagramsEdit
CebuanoEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin Iordanes, from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs), from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén, “Jordan (river)”). The given name is from Michael Jordan.
Proper nounEdit
Jordan
- Michael Jordan
- a male given name transferred from the surname
- Jordan; a country in the Middle East
- the Jordan River
DanishEdit
Proper nounEdit
Jordan
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Jordan
- Jordan (river)
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection of Jordan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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| 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 | — | ||
| instructive | — | — | ||
| abessive | Jordanitta | — | ||
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FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Jordan m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Jordan
GermanEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
der Jordan m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Jordan or des Jordans)
- Jordan (a river in Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan)
- one of several brooks or small rivers in Germany
Derived termsEdit
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén), and Arabic الأردن (“al-'urdunn”).
Proper nounEdit
Jordan
Related termsEdit
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From jor- (“wild boar”) + dan (“Dane”).
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Jordan m (definite Jordanen)
- a male given name
ReferencesEdit
- Eivind Vågslid (1988), “Dan”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn, →ISBN
Etymology 2Edit
From Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén), and Arabic الأردن (“al-'urdunn”).
Proper nounEdit
Jordan
Related termsEdit
OccitanEdit
Proper nounEdit
Jordan m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Jordan
Serbo-CroatianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Jòrdan m (Cyrillic spelling Јо̀рдан)
- Jordan (country, river)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of Jordan
| singular | |
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| nominative | Jordan |
| genitive | Jordana |
| dative | Jordanu |
| accusative | Jordan |
| vocative | Jordane |
| locative | Jordanu |
| instrumental | Jordanom |
SwahiliEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Proper nounEdit
Jordan
- Jordan (a country in the Middle East, Asia)
- Synonym: Yordani
SwedishEdit
Proper nounEdit
Jordan c (genitive Jordans)
- Jordan (river)
TatarEdit
Proper nounEdit
Jordan
- Jordan (country)