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Jordanes

Germanic name, probably related to the Norse element jord meaning "land". This name was borne by a 6th-century Roman author of Gothic background, who wrote a history of the Goths. It is possible that the spelling of his name was influenced by that of the Jordan River.

EQUIVALENTS
DUTCH: Jordaan
ENGLISH: Jordan, Jordon
FRENCH: Jourdain
ITALIAN: Giordano
PORTUGUESE: Jordão
SPANISH: Jordán
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
DUTCH: Joord
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Judd
FEMININE FORMS
ENGLISH: Jordana, Jordyn
PORTUGUESE: Jordana
SPANISH: Jordana
OTHER FORMS
BULGARIAN: Dana, Iordan, Yordan, Yordana, Yordanka
DUTCH: Joord, Jordaan
ENGLISH: Jordan, Jordana, Jordon, Jordyn, Judd
FRENCH: Jourdain
HEBREW: Yarden, Yardena
ITALIAN: Giordano
MACEDONIAN: Jordan, Jordana
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Judd
PORTUGUESE: Jordana, Jordão
SPANISH: Jordán, Jordana
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