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Jordan is a given name and a surname.. The form found in Western names originates from the Hebrew ירדן Yarden, relating to the Jordan River in West Asia. [1] According to the New Testament of the Bible, John the Baptist baptised Jesus Christ in the Jordan, [2] and during the Crusades, crusaders and pilgrims would bring back some of the river water in containers to use in the baptism of ...
Albanians of Muslim background often bear Christian last names (denoting former Christian origin), and those with Christian often bear Muslim last names (which many in Northern regions adopted thinking it would lead to better treatment from the Ottoman authorities), although the holders of Bektashi surnames are usually actually of Bektashi ...
Pages in category "Surnames of Jordanian origin" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Al-Amri;
After the river Jordan, the name of which possibly derives from the Hebrew and Canaanite root ירד yrd – "descend" (into the Dead Sea). The river Jordan forms part of the border between Jordan and Israel/West Bank. Transjordan (former name): Trans means "across" or "beyond", i.e. east of the river Jordan.
For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).
Jordan (name), a list of people with this given name or surname Camille Jordan (1838-1922), French mathematician; Michael Jordan, American basketball player; Jordan (footballer, born 1932), Jordan da Costa, Brazilian football defender; Jordan (footballer, born 1998), Jordan Esteves da Costa Daniel, Brazilian football goalkeeper
Meaning: Jordan River: Region of origin: Italy: Other names; Variant form(s) Giordani, Giordan: Giordano is both a given name and a surname of Italian origin.
1 Surname. 2 Given name. 3 See also. ... Jordan (disambiguation) This page was last edited on 24 September 2023, at 13:00 (UTC). Text is available under the ...