Given name & surname · Hebrew

ירדן

“to descend”

ירדן (yardén) is a unisex given name. It is used in Hebrew.

HebrewWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: alfabe çevirisi gerekiyor.

Meaning & origin

ירדן possibly goes back to a word meaning “to descend.”

The origin of ירדן is uncertain.

Possibly from Arabic وَرَدَ, from Aramaic ירד.

In Hebrew usage, ירדן as a surname has a transliteration in alfabe çevirisi gerekiyor.

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