Given name
Yardan
“of the down-flowing river”·“flowing down”
Yardan is a form of Jordan. One interpretation is “flowing down.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Arabic use, Yardan carries the interpretation “of the down-flowing river.” Yardan is a form of Jordan. One interpretation is “flowing down.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
How it developed
Yardan is used as a form of Jordan.
Yardan’s family of names
Yardan is a form of Jordan. Yardan has a related form in Yarden. Yardan has a related form in Yardane.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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