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The name '''Jordan''' can refer to several things. As a name, it comes from the [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] ''Yarden'', meaning "one which descends", and assimilated into [[Latin]] as ''[[Jordanus (disambiguation)|Jordanus]]''. In [[Arabic language|Arabic]] it is ''Urdunn'', in [[Italian language|Italian]] ''[[Giordano]]'', in [[Spanish language|Spanish]] ''[[Jordán]]'', in [[Afrikaans language|Afrikaans]] ''[[Jordaan]]'', in [[French language|French]] ''Jourdain'', and in [[Catalan language|Catalan]] ''Jordà''. Jordan can be either a given name or a surname. |
The name '''Jordan''' can refer to several things. As a name, it comes from the [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] ''Yarden'', meaning "one which descends", and assimilated into [[Latin]] as ''[[Jordanus (disambiguation)|Jordanus]]''. In [[Arabic language|Arabic]] it is ''Urdunn'', in [[Italian language|Italian]] ''[[Giordano]]'', in [[Spanish language|Spanish]] ''[[Jordán]]'', in [[Afrikaans language|Afrikaans]] ''[[Jordaan]]'', in [[French language|French]] ''Jourdain'', and in [[Catalan language|Catalan]] ''Jordà''. Jordan can be either a given name or a surname. |
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==Christianity== |
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*[[Jordanus Nemorarius|Jordan of Nemi]] |
*[[Jordanus Nemorarius|Jordan of Nemi]] |
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*[[Jordan (bishop of Poland)]] (d. 982 or 984), first bishop of Poland |
*[[Jordan (bishop of Poland)]] (d. 982 or 984), first bishop of Poland |
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*[[Jordanus|Jordan Catalani]] (d.1330), Dominican missionary and explorer |
*[[Jordanus|Jordan Catalani]] (d.1330), Dominican missionary and explorer |
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*[[Raymundus Jordanus|Raymond Jordan]] |
*[[Raymundus Jordanus|Raymond Jordan]] |
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*[[Samuel M. Jordan]], American presbyterian missionary in Persia |
*[[Samuel M. Jordan]], American presbyterian missionary in Persia |
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==Nobility== |
==Nobility== |
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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 Jordán, in Afrikaans Jordaan, in French Jourdain, and in Catalan Jordà. Jordan can be either a given name or a surname.
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- Jordan of Nemi
- Jordan (bishop of Poland) (d. 982 or 984), first bishop of Poland
- Jordan of Clivio (d.1120), archbishop of Milan
- Jordan of Saxony (d.1237), Dominican master general
- Jordan Catalani (d.1330), Dominican missionary and explorer
- Raymond Jordan
- Samuel M. Jordan, American presbyterian missionary in Persia
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Nobility
- Jordan Lancia (died 1268), victor of Battle of Montaperti
- Jordan de Exeter (died 1258), fought at First Battle of Athenry
- Alfonso Jordan (d. 1148), count of Toulouse and Tripoli
- Jordan I of Capua, prince of Capua
- Jordan II of Capua, prince of Capua
- Jordan of Ariano (d. 1127), Norman count
- Jordan of Hauteville (d. 1092), count of Syracuse
- William-Jordan (d. 1109), count of Cerdagne and Tripoli
- Jordan IV (d. 1288), Lord of L'Isle-Jourdain
- Jordan Pierleoni, leader of the Commune of Rome
Film
- Jordan Kerner, film producer
- Neil Jordan, Irish film director
- Jordan Ladd, American actress
Politics
- Hamilton Jordan, advisor to U.S. President Jimmy Carter
- Vernon Eulion Jordan
- Robert Jordan (lawyer), U.S. lawyer and former diplomat
Music
- Armin Jordan (1932–2006), Swiss conductor
- Benn Jordan (b. 1978), electronic musician
- Louis Jordan (1908–1975), African-American musician and songwriter
- Ronny Jordan (b. 1962), British musician
- Jordan Knight (b. 1970), American pop singer from boy band New Kids on the Block
- Jordan Pruitt (b. 1991), American pop singer
- Jordan Waring (b. 1964), American symphonic composer and banker
Literature
- Jordan Fantosme, Anglo-Norman poet and historian
- Jordan Bonel de Confolens, troubadour
- Raimon Jordan, troubadour
- Brent Jordan, writer and strip club bouncer
- Robert Jordan, U.S. fantasy author
- Jordan Baker, character, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Modelling
- Jordan (Katie Price) (born 1978), British glamour model
- Jordan (Pamela Rooke) (born 1955), a British Punk rock fashion model and actress
Science
- David Starr Jordan (1851–1931), U.S. biologist
- Pascual Jordan (1902–1980), German physicist
- V. Craig Jordan, British/American pharmacologist
- Wilhelm Jordan, German geodesist
- Camille Jordan, French Mathematician
- Thomas Brown Jordan, engineer
Sports
- Brian Jordan, American baseball player
- Eddie Jordan (basketball), American basketball coach
- Eddie Jordan (formula one), Irish millionaire and former owner of a Formula One team
- Jordan Farmar, American basketball player
- Lamont Jordan, American football player
- Michael Jordan, American basketball player
- Ola Jordan, Polish dancer
- Orlando Jordan, Professional wrestler
Mathematics
- Marie Ennemond Camille Jordan (1838–1922), French mathematician
Television
- Tony Jordan, British television writer
- Jordan Sullivan, fictional character played by Christa Miller on the television show Scrubs
- Jordan Todosey, Canadian television actress
- Jordan Cavanaugh, A fictional character on the television show Crossing Jordan
Other
- Jordan Mechner, game programmer and game designer
- Jordan Maxwell - a researcher about origins of religion and occult
- Jordan Capri - a pornographic actress
- Steven L. Jordan - A Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army Reserve, the only officer to face trial over the Abu Ghraib detainee-abuse scandal.
See also
- Jordán
- Jordin Sparks (b. 1989), American singer and American Idol contestant