Iordan
/ˈjoːr.dan/noun
A historical or regional form of Jordan, used especially as a personal name and surname.
Did you know?Iordan ultimately refers to the Jordan River, whose name comes from a Semitic root meaning “to descend,” describing its flow from higher ground toward the Dead Sea.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic / Ancient Hebrew
Hebrew
יַרְדֵּן (Yardēn)
“The descending one; the name of the Jordan River”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs)
“Jordan, the river-name adopted into Greek”
Late Latin
Latin
Iordanes / Iordanis
“Jordan; a Latin form of the biblical river-name”
Medieval Europe
Old French / Medieval Latin
Iordan / Jordan
“The Jordan River and a personal name associated with it”
Modern Romanian and other European usage
Romanian / European languages
Iordan
“A traditional given name and surname, as well as a variant form of Jordan”