Gordon Name
This personal name is derived from the irish language word muirneach meaning beloved.
Gordon name. English of norman origin and french. The name gordon is a boys name of scottish origin meaning great hill. The surname gordon was first found in berwickshire an ancient county of scotland presently part of the scottish borders council area located in the eastern part of the borders region of scotland where legend has it that they were granted lands by king malcolm ceanmore successor to macbeth in 1057 thus placing bearers of the name in lowland scotland before the invasion of the normans.
Also the surname gordon is an anglicised form of the irish language mag mhuirneachain which is a patronymic form of the personal name muirneachan. The name is derived from the scottish surname gordon. Another origin of the irish name gordon is as an anglicised form of the irish language surname morbhoirneach.
As this long term age of jordans both male and female begins to wind down the neglected scottish favorite gordon with its more distinguished history could come back as a distinctive alternative. Habitational name from gourdon in saone et loire so called from the gallo roman personal name gordus the locative suffix o onis. Gordon is a masculine given name in the english language.
See the popularity of the boys name gordon over time plus its meaning origin common sibling names and more in babycenters baby names tool. It is uncertain if this surname originated from a place name in scotland or in france. Gordon is one of the most classic authentically scottish names for boys.