Jordanes name definition: this name in other languages, spelling and pronunciation variants, female and male variants of name Jordanes.
Define Jordanes
Germanic name, probably related to the Norse element jord meaning "land". This name was borne by a 6th-century Roman author of Gothic background, who wrote a history of the Goths. It is possible that the spelling of his name was influenced by that of the Jordan River.
Is Jordanes a boy name?
Yes, name Jordanes has masculine gender.
Where does the name Jordanes come from?
Name Jordanes most common in Ancient Germanic.
References for name Jordanes
Ernst Förstemann, Altdeutsches namenbuch (1900), page 981
Analyse your name and surname. It's Free!
or
More about name Jordanes
Jordanes name meaning
What does Jordanes mean? Meaning of name Jordanes.