See also: jordan, jordán, Jordán, and Jórdan

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EtymologyEdit

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

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Jordan (countable and uncountable, plural Jordans)

  1. A placename
    1. A river in the Middle East that empties into the Dead Sea.
    2. A country in Western Asia, in the Middle East. Official name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Capital and largest city: Amman
      • 2011 [January 1, 1978], Carter, Jimmy, 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.
    3. The name of other rivers around the world, listed under Jordan River (disambiguation).
    4. 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.
    5. A community in Lincoln, Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada.
    6. A small suburb of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4092). [1]
    7. An area in Yau Tsim Mong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong.
    8. A municipality, the capital of Guimaras province, 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.

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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

  1. Michael Jordan
  2. a male given name transferred from the surname
  3. Jordan; a country in the Middle East
  4. the Jordan River

DanishEdit

Proper nounEdit

Jordan

  1. Jordan (country)
  2. Jordan (river)

FinnishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin Iordanēs.

PronunciationEdit

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

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Jordan

  1. Jordan (river)

DeclensionEdit

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
instructive
abessive Jordanitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Jordan (type risti)
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
instructive
abessive Jordanittani
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
instructive
abessive Jordanittasi
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
instructive
abessive Jordanittamme
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
instructive
abessive Jordanittanne
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
instructive
abessive Jordanittaan
Jordanittansa
comitative

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Jordan m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Jordan

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

  1. Jordan (a river in Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan)
  2. one of several brooks or small rivers in Germany

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

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

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Jordan

  1. Jordan (country)
  2. Jordan (river)

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

 
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Etymology 1Edit

From jor- (wild boar) +‎ dan (Dane).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /²juːrdan/, /²juːɖan/

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Jordan m (definite Jordanen)

  1. a male given name

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Etymology 2Edit

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

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Jordan

  1. Jordan (country)
  2. Jordan (river)
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OccitanEdit

Proper nounEdit

Jordan m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Jordan

Serbo-CroatianEdit

PronunciationEdit

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

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Jòrdan m (Cyrillic spelling Јо̀рдан)

  1. Jordan (country, river)

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SwahiliEdit

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Jordan

  1. Jordan (a country in the Middle East, Asia)
    Synonym: Yordani

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Jordan c (genitive Jordans)

  1. Jordan (river)

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Jordan

  1. Jordan (country)

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