Gurdon as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Gurdon

What is the meaning of the name Gurdon ?

The baby name Gurdon is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɡɜːrdən/ (GUR-dən).

Gurdon is English in Origin.

Gurdon is a transferred English surname of Anglo-Norman origin, plausibly from the French place-name Gourdon; it is sometimes treated as a variant or by-form of Gordon, whose etymology traces to Brittonic gor “spacious, great” + dun “fort, hill-fort.” As a given name it took hold in 17th to 19th century New England through the custom of honoring family surnames, producing bearers such as Connecticut governor Gurdon Saltonstall, surgeon Gurdon Buck, and trader Gurdon S. Hubbard. Today it remains very rare, with an antique, patrician feel and appeal as an offbeat alternative to Gordon.

Variants and related forms include Gourdon, Gordon, and Gorden; short forms may be Gur or Don. The meaning is interpreted either as “from Gourdon” (a French toponym) or, by association with Gordon, “spacious fort; great hill-fort,” evoking strength and a fortified hill or settlement.

⚙ Gurdon barely registers. Our whole dataset turns up only 2 recorded uses, across 2 countries.