Given name · also Ancient Greek
Iordanes
Iordanes is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Latin.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Iordanes comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.
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How it developed
From Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης, from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén).
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Iordanes’s family of names
In Latin usage, Iordanes has a later derivative in Jordan. In Latin usage, Iordanes was borrowed from the Ancient Greek form Ἰορδάνης.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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