Jourdain
From the Hebrew name of the River Jordan, understood as "the one that flows down" or "descender."
Meaning and origin
Jourdain is the medieval French spelling of the name of the River Jordan, taken up as a personal name during the age of the Crusades, when travellers to the Holy Land brought river water home for the baptisms of their…
How to pronounce Jourdain
| French (France) | zhoor-DEHN /ʒuʁ.dɛ̃/ |
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