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Scottish and English name
1) From a Scottish surname derived from a placename, either in Berwickshire or Normandy [1] [2] [3]
a) Scottish placename Gordon meaning 'spacious fort' [4]
b) Norman placename Gourdon based on a personal name Gordus [4]
c) Scottish placename Gordon meaning 'spacious ridge' [5]
As a given name it has probably been taken up in honour of the British general Charles George Gordon (1833-85) [1] [3]
2) Jewish name meaning 'from Grodno', a placename in Byelorussia meaning 'city' [4]
Gorden | ♂ |
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Gordon | ♂ |
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- Danish | |
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Nominative: | Gordon |
Genitive: | Gordons |
- Finnish | |
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Nominative: | Gordon |
Genitive: | Gordonin |
Partitive: | Gordonia |
- Norwegian | |
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Nominative: | Gordon |
Genitive: | Gordons |
- Swedish | |
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Nominative: | Gordon |
Genitive: | Gordons |
Country | Commonness
Commonness | Total | Female ♀ | Male ♂ | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | |
Sweden[7] |
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378 | 1084 | 0 | 3 | 378 | 1081 |
Denmark[8] |
|
149 | n.a. |
0 | n.a. |
149 | n.a. |
Finland[9] |
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n.a. |
212 | 0 | 0 | n.a. |
212 |
Iceland[10] |
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3 | 7 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Greenland[11] |
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0 | 6 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Norway[12] |
|
151 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
151 | n.a. |
#: count of main first name only | |||||||
&: count of both main and additional first names | |||||||
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country. |