First names in Hebrew

First name Jordyn: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ירדן

Gematria value: 264

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jordyn is written ירדן

Jordyn is a spelling of Jordan, the river Jordan, ירדן (Yarden) in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Jordyn mean?

Meaning: "the one that descends" (the river Jordan)
Origin: Hebrew

Jordyn is an American spelling of Jordan, given mostly to girls since the 1990s. Jordan is the name of the river, Yarden in Hebrew, usually linked to the root yarad, “to go down”: the river that comes down from the north into the Dead Sea.

Gematria

Jordyn = 264

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. ירדן has 4 letters:

• יthe letter Yod10
• רthe letter Resh200
• דthe letter Dalet4
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total264

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter final Nun

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Jordyn, from י to ן:

יֵלְכוּ יֹנְקוֹתָיו וִיהִי כַזַּיִת הוֹדוֹ וְרֵיחַ לוֹ כַּלְּבָנוֹן׃

“His young shoots will spread out; his splendor will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like Lebanon.”

Hosea 14:7

The book of your first name

Jordyn, in nine pages

• Jordyn, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Jordyn
• Jordyn, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Jordyn in three answers

How do you write Jordyn in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jordyn is written ירדן. Jordyn is a spelling of Jordan, the river Jordan, ירדן (Yarden) in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Jordyn?
Written ירדן, Jordyn is worth 264: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Jordyn mean?
The one that descends" (the river Jordan) (origin: Hebrew). Jordyn is an American spelling of Jordan, given mostly to girls since the 1990s. Jordan is the name of the river, Yarden in Hebrew, usually linked to the root yarad, “to go down”: the river that comes down from the north into the Dead Sea.