where does the name jordan originate from
The name Jordan can refer to several things. As a name, it comes from the Hebrew Yarden, meaning one which descends, and assimilated into Latin as Jordanus. In Arabic it is Urdunn, in Italian Giordano, in Spanish JordÂ¨Â¢n, in Afrikaans Jordaan, in French Jourdain, and in Catalan JordÂ¨Â¤.