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Iordanes.

the river Jordan

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[iˈɔr.da.neːs]Classical-Latin[jorˈdaː.nes][ˈjɔr.da.nes]
  1. the river Jordan

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  2. a male given name, equivalent to English Jordanes

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  3. Jordanes (a sixth-century historian)

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs), a borrowing from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן (yardén).

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