Jordans Forename

1,212,820th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Uganda

Jordans Forename Definition:

A male name. Hebrew ‘flowing down’, the name of the principal river of Palestine. There was an Old German personal name Jordanes, probably from the same root as Old Norse jördh ‘land’. Jordan is found as a christian name in England from the end of the 12th C, and the probability is that its ultimate source was the Old German Jordanes, but that its continued use was due to confusion with the name of the river, which would be familiar to returning Crusaders who were in the habit of bringing back Jordan water to be used in the baptism of their children.

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Jordans Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil-221:9,738,007121,504
Uganda
100%
141:2,925,49432,970
Venezuela-51:6,040,37977,223
United States-51:72,507,395403,747
Peru
100%
51:6,358,29142,272
Chile
100%
21:8,803,60433,591
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
Russia-11:144,233,704184,271
Philippines-11:106,009,477690,015
Nigeria
100%
11:177,564,360489,087
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
DR Congo
100%
11:73,827,605146,761
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727

Jordans (1,247) may also be a surname.

Jordans Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Hebrew ‘flowing down’, the name of the principal river of Palestine. There was an Old German personal name Jordanes, probably from the same root as Old Norse jördh ‘land’. Jordan is found as a christian name in England from the end of the 12th C, and the probability is that its ultimate source was the Old German Jordanes, but that its continued use was due to confusion with the name of the river, which would be familiar to returning Crusaders who were in the habit of bringing back Jordan water to be used in the baptism of their children. The surnames Jordan, Jordans, Jordanson, Jordison, &c., are derived from it. C. W. Bardsley, Dictionary of English and WelshSurnames (pub. 1901) also derives the surnames Judd, Judson, Juggins, Juxon, Jewks, &.c., from Jordan by way of the nickname Jvdd. But there is no evidence connecting Judd with Jordan, and it is more probable that it was an Old English name cognate with Old German Judo which is recorded.

Jurdanus Curia Regis Rolls 1196. JordanuS Feudal Aids 1284, 1302. Jurdan Hundred Rolls 1273. Jordan Hundred Rolls 1273. Jurdi Hundred Rolls 1273.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

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