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Giordano

Quick answerThe given name 'Giordano' means "descending" or "flowing down," derived from the Italian form of the Hebrew river name "Yarden" (Jordan), referring to the River Jordan.

Hebrew · Boy · 3 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#10,030
TrendStable
Peak year2004
Syllables3
OriginHebrew
LanguageItalian
CultureItalian
ReligionChristianity
Letters8
Numerology11 Chaldean 3
Global rank#1,012

Popularity over time

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Giordano

The given name 'Giordano' means "descending" or "flowing down," derived from the Italian form of the Hebrew river name "Yarden" (Jordan), referring to the River Jordan.

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Etymology

The given name 'Giordano' means "descending" or "flowing down," derived from the Italian form of the Hebrew river name "Yarden" (Jordan), referring to the River Jordan. It is primarily used in Italian culture and within Christianity, notably associated with the 13th-century Dominican friar and philosopher Giordano Bruno, who was executed for heresy.

Giordano currently ranks #10,030 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2004.

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