Given name & surname

Gordian

Gordian is a given name from Latin. It is used in Polish.

Original LatinGordianus

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Gordian comes from Latin.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Latin Gordianus.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Gordian’s family of names

In Polish usage, Gordian has a conventional equivalent in the Latin form GORDIANUS. In Polish usage, Gordian has a conventional equivalent in the French form GORDIEN. In Polish usage, Gordian has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Гордиан.

Walk Gordian’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Across languages 6

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People named Gordian

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Frankish

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Germanic

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