Jordan (name)

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Jordan
Gender	Unisex
Origin
Word/Name	Aramaic
Meaning	One who descends
Other names
Related names	Jorden, Jourdan, Jordanus, Jordán, Jordyn, Jordin, Iordan, Iordáin,Jordy, Jordanina

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The name Jordan can refer to several things. As a name, it comes from the Aramaic Yarden, meaning "one who descends", and assimilated into Latin as Jordanus (or Jordana for a female). In Arabic it is Urdunn, in Italian Giordano, in Spanish Jordán, in Portuguese Jordão, in Dutch Jordaan, in French Jourdain, in Irish Iordáin, in Romanian Iordan, and in Catalan Jordà. Jordan can be either a given name or a surname.

"Jordan" is also widely used as geographical name, such as in the Jordan Rivers in the Middle East and Utah.

Christianity

Jordan (Bishop of Poland) (d. 982 or 984), the first Bishop of Poland
Jordan of Clivio (d.1120), an Archbishop of Milan
Jordan of Saxony (d.1237), a Dominican master general
Jordan of Santa Susanna (d. after 1154), a cardinal and a papal legate
Jordan Catalani (d.1330), a Dominican missionary and explorer
Raymond Jordan
Jordan of Pisa
Samuel M. Jordan, an American Presbyterian missionary in Persia
Francis Mary of the Cross Jordan, a Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Salvatorian order

Nobility

Jordan I of Capua (died 1091), Prince of Capua
Jordan of Hauteville (died 1092), Count of Syracuse
William-Jordan (died 1109), Count of Cerdagne and Tripoli
Jordan II of Capua (died 1127), Prince of Capua
Jordan of Ariano (died 1127), Norman count
Alfonso Jordan (died 1148), count of Toulouse and Tripoli
Jordan Pierleoni, leader of the Commune of Rome
Jordan de Exeter (died 1258), fought at First Battle of Athenry
Jordan Lancia (died 1268), victor of Battle of Montaperti
Jordan IV of L'Isle-Jourdain (died 1288), troubadour
Jordan Óge de Exeter (died 1319), Anglo-Irish sheriff
Bernard IV Jordan of L'Isle-Jourdain (died 1340), Crusader

Politics

Barbara Jordan (1936–1996), U.S. Representative from Texas
B. Everett Jordan (1896–1974), a U.S. Senator from North Carolina
Hamilton Jordan (1944–2008), an advisor of the American President Jimmy Carter
Ricardo López Jordán, an Argentinean political and military figure
Vernon Eulion Jordan (born 1935), a lawyer and business executive in the United States
Robert Jordan (lawyer), an American lawyer and a former diplomat
Wilhelm Jordan (writer) (1819–1904), a German writer and politician
Jim Jordan (born 1964), United States Representative from Ohio

Music

Armin Jordan (1932–2006), Swiss conductor
Benn Jordan (b. 1978), electronic musician
Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan, founding member of music group "War"
Louis Jordan (1908–1975), African-American musician and songwriter
Montell Jordan, an American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer
Ronny Jordan (b. 1962), British musician
Jordan Knight (b. 1970), American pop singer from boy band New Kids on the Block
Jordan Luck (b. ca 1961), New Zealand musician
Jordan Officer, Canadian jazz/blues/country musician
Jordan Pruitt (b. 1991), American pop singer
Jordan Rudess (b. 1956), keyboardist for progressive rock band Dream Theater
Jordin Sparks (b. 1989), American singer
Jordan Waring (b. 1964), American symphonic composer and banker
Jordan White (musician) (b. 1981), American rock musician
Jordan Witzigreuter (b. 1989), also known as The Ready Set, American pop musician

Literature

Jordan of Osnabrück, a German political writer
Jordan Fantosme, an Anglo-Norman poet and historian
Jordan Bonel de Confolens, a troubadour
Raimon Jordan, a troubadour
Brent Jordan, a writer and strip-club bouncer
Robert Jordan, an American fantasy author
Jordan Baker, a fictional character, based on the golfer Edith Cummings, in the novel The Great Gatsby
Jordan Sonnenblick, an American writer
Irena Jordanova, Macedonian writer
Jordan Belfort, American author, The Wolf of Wall Street

Modeling

Katie Price (born 1978), British glamour model
Pamela Rooke (born 1955), British Punk rock fashion model and actress

Mathematics and Science

Camille Jordan (1838–1922) a French mathematician (Jordan–Hölder theorem)
David Starr Jordan (1851–1931), an American biologist
Henryk Jordan (1842–1907), a Polish physicist and philanthropist
Johann Christoph Jordan, an 18th-century Slavist
Pascual Jordan (1902–1980), a German theoretical and mathematical physicist (Jordan algebra)
Thomas Brown Jordan, a British mechanical engineer of the 19th century
V. Craig Jordan, a British and American pharmacologist
Wilhelm Jordan (geodesist) (1842–1899) German geodesist (Gauss–Jordan elimination algorithm)

Sports

Surname

Andy Jordan (footballer born 1979), a Scottish footballer
Brian Jordan, an American professional baseball player
Chris Jordan (cricketer) (born 1988), an English cricketer
DeAndre Jordan, an American basketball player
Eddie Jordan (born 1948), an Irish automobile racer, former F1 constructor owner, businessman, and auto racing pundit
Eddie Jordan (basketball), an American basketball coach
Frank Jordan (footballer) (1883–1938), an English footballer
Fred Jordan (baseball coach), American college baseball coach
Joe Jordan (footballer) (born 1951), a Scottish footballer and football manager
Jeffrey Jordan, an American basketball player and the son of Michael Jordan
Jerome Jordan, an American basketball player
Lamont Jordan, an American football player
Lino Jordan, an Italian biathlete and ski mountaineer
Michael Jordan (born 1963), an American professional basketball player and a gold-medal winner in the Summer Olympic Games
Michael Jordan (footballer) (born 1986), an English footballer
Ola Jordan, a Polish dancer
Orlando Jordan, a professional wrestler
Scott Jordan (footballer) (born 1975), an English footballer
Stephen Jordan (born 1982), an English footballer

Given name

Jordan da Costa (1932–2012), Brazilian footballer
Jordan Eberle (born 1990), Canadian hockey player
Jordan Farmar (born 1986), American basketball player
Jordan Goddard, English footballer
Jordan Hill (basketball) (born 1987), American basketball player
Jordy Nelson (born 1985), American football player
Jordan Schafer (born 1986), American baseball player
Jordan Shipley (born 1985), American football player
Jordan Staal (born 1988), Canadian hockey player
Jordin Tootoo (born 1983), Canadian hockey player
Jordan Turner-Hall (born 1988), English rugby union player
Jordyn-Grace Duggar (born 2008), reality TV star
Jordan Watson (born 1987), English kickboxer
Yarden Gerbi (born 1989), nicknamed "Jordan," Israeli judoka world champion

Television

Sharon Jordan, an American film and television actress, recurred on Disney's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
Tony Jordan, a British television writer
Jordan Sullivan, a fictional character played by Christa Miller on the television show Scrubs
Jordan Todosey, a Canadian television actress
Jordan Cavanaugh, a fictional character on the television show Crossing Jordan
Jordan Black, the daughter of main character Frank Black in the American TV series Millennium
Jordan James Lewis, fictional teenage character from the family sitcom Just Jordan, portrayed by Lil' JJ
Jordan Chase, a fictional motivational speaker from the TV series Dexter
Deanna and Amy Jordyn, minor American "reality TV" stars
Jordan Catalano, a character portrayed by Jared Leto in the American TV series My So-Called Life

Film

Neil Jordan, an Academy-Award-winning filmmaker
Richard Jordan, American actor
Jordan Nagai, American actor who played Russell in Up.
Jordan Ladd, American horror actress
Jordan, lead character played by Ranbir Kapoor in blockbuster Indian movie Rockstar (2011 film)

Other

Jordan Mechner, a computer-game programmer and game designer
Dorothea Jordan, an Irish actress and courtesan
Steven L. Jordan, an American soldier who faced trial concerning the Abu Ghraib detainee-abuse scandal
Jordan Misja, Albanian communist of Serbian descent, People's Hero of Albania
Thomas Jordan, Swiss economist and banking supervisor