Gordon as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Gordon

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The baby name Gordon is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced GOR-dən — IPA: /ˈɡɔːrdən/ (US), /ˈɡɔː.dən/ (UK).

Gordon is Scottish in Origin.

Gender: Male

Syllables: 2.0

Origin: Scottish

Pronunciation: GOR-dən — IPA: /ˈɡɔːrdən/ (US), /ˈɡɔː.dən/ (UK)

What is the meaning of the name Gordon ?

The baby name Gordon is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced GOR-dən — IPA: /ˈɡɔːrdən/ (US), /ˈɡɔː.dən/ (UK).

Gordon is Scottish in Origin.

Gordon is a Scottish surname-turned-given name taken from a place in Berwickshire, recorded as Gordun/Gordoun. Its etymology is debated: many link it to Brittonic elements gor “spacious, great” + dun “fort, hill-fort,” yielding the sense “great fort,” while others trace it to the Norman toponym Gourdon carried to Scotland after 1066. Either way, the name evokes a fortified hill or stronghold.

As a first name it spread in Britain and North America in the 18th–19th centuries, peaking in the early–mid 20th century and now reading as a sturdy vintage choice. Bearers include General Charles George Gordon, Canadian singer Gordon Lightfoot, filmmaker Gordon Parks, and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown (and Sting, born Gordon Sumner). Variants and nicknames: Gord, Gordie/Gordy; Scottish Gaelic Gòrdan; older Scots spellings Gordoun/Gordon; occasional colloquial Gordo in North American sports. Feminine or cross-cultural forms are rare.

Gordon has the following similar or variant Names

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Gordon Liu

Actor · Born 1955 · People's Republic of China

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Gordon MacRae

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Gordon Pinsent

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Gordon Jackson

Actor · Born 1923 · United Kingdom

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Gordon Mitchell

Actor · Born 1923 · United States

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Gordon Clapp

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Gordon Thomson

Actor · Born 1945 · Canada

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Gordon Tootoosis

Actor · Born 1941 · Canada

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Gordon – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Boys	2018	#1	—	744
FJ	Boys	0	#16	2	603
NA		0	#33	1	2,537
MT		0	#34	10	1,767
MO		0	#45	8	2,706
CY		0	#60	1	1,632
JP		0	#75	3	4,057
MV	Boys	0	#77	3	3,375
CN		0	#80	7	3,857
MT	Boys	0	#82	112	4,064
TW		0	#90	11	4,523
JM		0	#91	3	3,714
QA		0	#104	3	7,011
GE	Girls	0	#108	1	1,564
PH		0	#110	1	5,607
HU		0	#113	3	1,675
BN	Girls	0	#114	1	5,459
OM		0	#115	7	6,215
CY	Boys	0	#116	14	3,473
EE	Boys	0	#125	1	2,087
BN	Boys	0	#133	7	6,332
ID	Boys	0	#133	3	4,130
HK	Boys	0	#134	1,092	12,905
BW	Boys	0	#137	13	4,685
MU		0	#137	1	3,613
PA		0	#138	1	3,797
LT	Boys	0	#150	2	2,166
BW	Girls	0	#151	1	4,216
MO	Boys	0	#152	72	5,842
MT	Girls	0	#153	1	3,773
TW	Boys	0	#161	86	7,111
CR		0	#164	2	5,526
HU	Boys	0	#169	6	3,954
Sweden	Boys	2022	#178	5	1,509
AE		0	#179	9	10,220
HR		0	#181	1	2,081
CZ		0	#186	1	3,154
NA	Boys	0	#193	43	6,830
CN	Boys	0	#200	127	9,639
DK		0	#205	2	5,198
SI	Boys	0	#211	1	3,402
BG	Boys	0	#217	4	3,850
LU	Boys	0	#219	2	4,970
GH		0	#220	24	5,396
HK		0	#220	138	8,483
GH	Boys	0	#221	136	8,138
PS		0	#224	3	5,692
SG		0	#230	40	11,010
IR		0	#231	1	4,221
HR	Boys	0	#242	17	3,997
EC	Boys	0	#246	1	3,322
Canada	Boys	2024	#247	60	2,588
AO	Boys	0	#249	1	5,568
PT		0	#250	1	4,161
JM	Boys	0	#253	20	6,876
MO	Girls	0	#262	2	7,056
NG		0	#266	7	5,926
GR	Boys	0	#270	4	6,912
JM	Girls	0	#273	6	7,507
IL		0	#279	4	6,291
JP	Boys	0	#282	16	7,909
KZ	Boys	0	#293	4	6,578
CZ	Boys	0	#298	8	6,530
MY		0	#305	26	12,352
SA		0	#306	7	10,560
DK	Boys	0	#309	17	7,401
PL	Boys	0	#312	24	6,459
KZ	Girls	0	#332	1	5,862
GH	Girls	0	#334	4	6,973
GT		0	#338	1	5,948
ZA		0	#340	108	14,421
MU	Boys	0	#348	10	8,477
SD	Girls	0	#357	2	7,678
CN	Girls	0	#359	1	8,829
PL	Girls	0	#364	1	5,096
ZA	Boys	0	#367	1,626	25,619
PH	Boys	0	#368	16	11,440
SG	Boys	0	#369	384	17,960
PT	Boys	0	#374	8	7,951
Germany		0	#382	56	2,542
France	Boys	2019	#392	3	2,886
YE		0	#394	5	8,639
Germany	Boys	0	#403	786	5,697
EG		0	#412	1	6,387
UY	Boys	0	#413	1	5,922
Austria	Boys	0	#425	18	2,180
SD	Boys	0	#428	18	10,523
PH	Girls	0	#429	1	13,098
MX		0	#445	1	8,339
CR	Boys	0	#463	25	10,188
RU	Boys	0	#464	42	12,621
AR	Boys	0	#482	2	7,628
GT	Boys	0	#498	2	7,625
PA	Boys	0	#501	5	9,305
CO		0	#510	1	7,768
PA	Girls	0	#515	4	9,861
CM	Boys	0	#520	31	12,054
RU	Girls	0	#522	2	11,913
LY		0	#525	11	12,703
PS	Boys	0	#527	22	10,655
GT	Girls	0	#541	1	7,500
IR	Boys	0	#559	7	10,162
CM	Girls	0	#560	1	11,671
BH		0	#583	5	17,937
IL	Boys	0	#595	13	10,983
BD	Boys	0	#602	4	10,045
BO	Boys	0	#620	3	9,244
AR	Girls	0	#630	1	8,289
SG	Girls	0	#631	2	18,916
HK	Girls	0	#643	8	16,104
IL	Girls	0	#645	1	11,648
IN	Girls	0	#654	1	13,121
Finland	Boys	2026	#672	11	3,552
QA	Boys	0	#683	25	18,093
IT		0	#688	27	4,183
IQ	Boys	0	#694	4	13,071
United States	Boys	2024	#695	199	7,044
CL	Boys	0	#696	5	13,390
MY	Boys	0	#698	451	25,439
SY		0	#767	1	11,684
NG	Girls	0	#774	13	15,093
NL	Boys	0	#778	174	5,873
BR	Boys	0	#785	1	12,213
KW	Boys	0	#802	5	18,755
Spain	Boys	0	#824	107	5,610
NG	Boys	0	#826	126	16,906
OM	Boys	0	#862	20	17,948
PE	Boys	0	#865	14	14,506
TN		0	#865	1	13,765
EG	Boys	0	#875	12	15,035
MX	Boys	0	#959	24	16,355
CO	Boys	0	#974	8	15,656
SA	Girls	0	#1,013	2	25,931
IN	Boys	0	#1,032	8	16,750
AE	Boys	0	#1,045	48	22,615
MY	Girls	0	#1,069	4	24,821
ZA	Girls	0	#1,120	22	25,928
TR		0	#1,192	20	19,440
MA		0	#1,198	2	20,986
DZ		0	#1,228	7	20,130
IT	Boys	0	#1,323	149	10,046
SA	Boys	0	#1,575	40	28,008

Gordon is popular in 81 countries — most recent births per country:

France

Scotland, United Kingdom

Ireland

Canada

United States

Sweden

New York City (Asian & Pacific Islander), United States

Austria

Germany

Spain

Finland

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