name
Jordan
JAW-duhn
name
1
A country in the Middle East, and the river that flows through it into the Dead Sea.
"They traveled to Jordan to see the ancient city of Petra."
2
A unisex given name from Hebrew, originally given to children baptized with water brought back from the River Jordan.
"Jordan started at their new school this week."
3
A surname derived from the given name.
"Michael Jordan is widely considered one of the greatest basketball players ever."
noun
1
Historically, a rounded glass flask with a narrow neck, once used by physicians and alchemists.
"The museum displayed a medieval jordan used for examining urine samples."
How to Use Jordan
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBoth a Middle Eastern country/river and a popular unisex first name.
Common pairings
the River Jordan
Jordan and the West Bank
Word Forms
Jordans plural, jordans plural
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Etymology
The country and river take their name, through Latin and Greek, from the Biblical Hebrew "yardén," meaning the River Jordan.