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Gordon

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Gordon (name) means a Scottish habitational surname from the Celtic languages for someone from Gordon, Berwickshire.

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A Scottish habitational surname from the Celtic languages for someone from Gordon, Berwickshire.

An English habitational surname from Anglo-Norman for someone from Gourdon, France.

A habitational surname from Irish, an anglicization of de Górdún (“of Gordon (Berwickshire)”).

A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], an adopted anglicization of Mag Mhuirneacháin (“son of Muirneachán”) (traditionally Magournahan).

A Jewish habitational surname probably for someone from Grodno, Belarus.

"Mount, vassals, couch your lances, and cry, "Gordon! Gordon for Scotland and Elizabeth!"" — (1822)

A male given name transferred from the surname.

"Often he wrote good ones on casual slips and fancied them his; names like Trevellyan or Montressor or Delancey, with musical prefixes; or a good, short, beautiful, but dignified name like "Gordon Dane". He liked that one. It suggested something." — Harry Leon Wilson (1913)

A place name: A village in Berwickshire, Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT6443).

A place name: A locale in Australia. A suburb of Canberra; named for poet Adam Lindsay Gordon.

A place name: A locale in Australia. A suburb of Sydney in Ku-ring-gai council area, New South Wales.

A place name: A locale in Australia. A locality in Huon Valley council area and the Kingborough council area, southern Tasmania, Australia.

A place name: A locale in Australia. A river in Tasmania, Australia.

A place name: A locale in Australia. A town in Victoria; named for early settler George Gordon.

A place name: A locale in Australia. A river in Western Australia, Australia; named for British statesman George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen.

A place name: A locale in the United States: A town in Houston County, Alabama.

A place name: A locale in the United States: A city in Wilkinson County, Georgia; named for railroad official William Washington Gordon.

A place name: A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Illinois.

A place name: A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Butler County, Kansas.

A place name: A locale in the United States: An unincorporated community in Letcher County, Kentucky.

A place name: A locale in the United States: A township in Todd County, Minnesota.

A place name: A locale in the United States: A city in Sheridan County, Nebraska; named for early settler John Gordon.

A place name: A locale in the United States: A village in Darke County, Ohio; named for an early settler.

A place name: A locale in the United States: A borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; named for judge David F. Gordon.

A place name: A locale in the United States: A minor city in Palo Pinto County, Texas.

A place name: A locale in the United States: A town in Ashland County, Wisconsin; named for fur trader Antoine Guerdon.

A place name: A locale in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Douglas County, Wisconsin.

noun

A Gordon setter.

Word forms

Gordons plural

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Etymology

The main etymology, associated with Celtic names, is from the Scots surname Gordon, from a place name, but the origin is debated: * If the English or Scots name is from a Brythonic language (such as Old Welsh or Old Breton), then possibly from a Proto-Brythonic compound such as *gor (“spacious”) + *din (“fort”); * If the Scots name is itself from English, then possibly from French Gourdon, derived from Gallo-Roman Latin Gordus, from Gaulish *Gordos; * Otherwise, possibly ultimately from Old English *gor-dūn (“mud hill”) whence a habitational name.

Origin: Latin

Synonyms

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Rhymes for Gordon

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Frequently asked questions

What does “Gordon” mean?

The word “Gordon” means a Scottish habitational surname from the Celtic languages for someone from Gordon, Berwickshire.

How do you pronounce “Gordon”?

“Gordon” is pronounced GAWDN (/ˈɡɔrdn̩/ in IPA).

How do you use “Gordon” in a sentence?

Here is “Gordon” used in a sentence: “Mount, vassals, couch your lances, and cry, "Gordon! Gordon for Scotland and Elizabeth!".”

What part of speech is “Gordon”?

Depending on how it is used, “Gordon” can be a name and a noun.

Where does the word “Gordon” come from?

The word “Gordon” comes from Latin.

Is “Gordon” a common word?

“Gordon” is a fairly common word in modern English.

How many meanings does “Gordon” have?

“Gordon” has 26 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a Scottish habitational surname from the Celtic languages for someone from Gordon, Berwickshire.

Where does the surname Gordon come from?

Gordon has two recorded origins. It is a Scottish habitational surname for someone from Gordon in Berwickshire, and separately an Anglo-Norman English surname for someone from Gourdon in France. Both are place-based names.

Is Gordon a Scottish name?

Yes, in one of its origins. As a Scottish surname, Gordon derives from the place Gordon in Berwickshire and is associated with a historic Scottish clan. A separate English line of the surname comes from Gourdon in France.

Is Gordon a first name or a surname?

Gordon began as a habitational surname but has long been used as a masculine given name as well. Turning a surname into a first name is a common pattern in English naming.

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