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Jordan¹
- /ˈd͡ʒɔːdən/ UK
- /ˈd͡ʒoːdən/ Australia, British, New Zealand
- /ˈd͡ʒɔɹdən/ US
- /ˈd͡ʒɝdən/ Southern US
- /ˈd͡ʒɝdn̩/ Southern US
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)dən, (also southern US) -ɜː(ɹ)dən
Where it comes from
From Latin Iordanēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs), from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén, “Jordan (river)”). Doublet of Yarden.
The area in Hong Kong is named after Jordan station, which is named after Jordan Road, which in turn is named after Sir John Jordan.
proper noun Jordans
- A river in West Asia in the Middle East, that empties into the Dead Sea, flowing through Israel, the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Jordan.
- A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Capital and largest city: Amman. 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.
- The name of other rivers around the world, listed under Jordan River (disambiguation).
- 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).
- An area of Yau Tsim Mong district, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Man Wah Sun Chuen in Jordan is one of Hong Kong’s oldest private housing estates.
- A barangay of Sinait, Ilocos Sur, Philippines.
- A municipality, the capital of Guimaras, Philippines.
- A barangay of Villaba, Leyte, Philippines.
- A male given name from Hebrew; in the Middle Ages given to children baptized with Jordan water brought by crusaders. 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, j
- A female given name from Hebrew, of mid-20th century and later usage.
- A surname transferred from the given name derived from the male given name.
jordan²
- /ˈd͡ʒɔɹdən/ US
- /ˈd͡ʒɔːdən/ UK
Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)dən
Where it comes from
From Middle English jordan, from Latin jurdanus, unattested outside of England and of uncertain etymology. Usually derived from a clipped form of Jordan bottle, supposedly a bottle of curative water brought back from the River Jordan by Crusaders and pilgrims to the Holy Land, but this seems unsupported in its actual attestations. Its use for chamber pots may derive from the alchemical device having been used to hold urine.
noun jordans · iurdan · iurdane · iurdone · yordan · iourden
- A vessel resembling a retort bulb or Florence flask with a truncated neck and flared mouth, used by medieval doctors and alchemists. Make a good lute... and þerwiþ daub þi Iordan al aboute... and putte al þi mater in þe Iordan and hange it ouer þe fier by þe necke þᵗ þe glas be almoost an hond brede fro þe coolis.
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A chamber pot.
2.Car. Why, you will allow vs ne're a Iourden, and then we leake in your Chimney: and your Chamber-lye breeds Fleas like a Loach.
Similar: jordan-pot
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: jordan river, lebanon, amman, aqaba, bangladesh, oman, jordanian, hashemite, country, kingdom, king, dan, wef, she, gordon, gauss
Translations
Every language
name male given name
| Español | Jordán |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 喬丹 /乔丹 Qiáodān |
| Português | Jordão |
| Français | Jordan, Jourdain |
| Deutsch | Jordan |
| Italiano | Giordano |
| Ελληνικά | Ιορδάνης Iordánis |
| Română | Iordan |
| Русский | Джо́рдан Džórdan, Иордан |
| Tiếng Việt | Gioóc-đan |
| עברית | יַרְדֵּן yardén |
name female given name
| Português | Jordana |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Jordana |
| Italiano | Giordana |
| Ελληνικά | Ιορδάνα Iordána |
| עברית | יַרְדֵּן yardén |
name country
| Español | Jordania |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 요르단 Yoreudan |
| 日本語 | ヨルダン Yorudan |
| 中文 | 約旦 /约旦 Yuēdàn |
| हिन्दी | जॉर्डन jŏrḍan, उर्दुन urdun |
| Kiswahili | Yordani |
| Português | Jordânia |
| Français | Jordanie |
| Deutsch | Jordanien |
| Italiano | Giordania |
| Ελληνικά | Ιορδανία Iordanía |
| Română | Iordania |
| Русский | Иорда́ния Iordánija |
| Tiếng Việt | Gioóc-đa-ni, Gióc-đa-ni |
| العربية | الْأُرْدُن al-ʔurdun, الْأُرْدُنّ al-ʔurdunn |
| עברית | יַרְדֵּן yardén, מַמְלֶכֶת יַרְדֵּן mamlékhet yardén |
name river
| Español | Jordán |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ヨルダン川 Yorudan-gawa |
| 中文 | 約旦 /约旦 Yuēdàn, 約旦河 /约旦河 Yuēdànhé |
| हिन्दी | जॉर्डन jŏrḍan |
| Português | Jordão |
| Français | Jourdain |
| Deutsch | Jordan |
| Italiano | Giordano |
| Ελληνικά | Ιορδάνης Iordánis |
| Română | Iordan |
| Русский | Иорда́н Iordán, Ярде́на Jardɛ́na |
| العربية | الْأُرْدُن al-ʔurdun, الْأُرْدُنّ al-ʔurdunn |
| עברית | יַרְדֵּן yardén |
Talk about this word "jordan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jordan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. jordan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jordan "jordan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jordan.Cite this
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title = {jordan},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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