Gordon name - Meaning of Gordon

Gordon name - Meaning of Gordon

Gender

Masculine

Lucky Number

1

Usage

Scottish, English, Gaelic

Pronounced

GAWR-dən

Gordon Meaning

From a Scottish surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "spacious fort". It was originally used in honour of Charles George Gordon (1833-1885), a British general who died defending the city of Khartoum in Sudan. Gordon is a Scottish name, derived from the Anglo-French given name “Gourdon”, itself derived from the Old Gaelic “gor”, which means "large or spacious", and “dun” which means "fort".

Gordon Related Names
Variant: Gorden (English)
Diminutives: Gord, Gordie, Gordy (English)

Gordon Celebrities
Gordon Brown - UK Prime Minister, Gordon Keats - hockey player, Gordon Ramsay - celebrity chef, Gordon Clapp - actor, Gordon Douglas - film director, Gordon Hudson - football player, Gordon Banks - soccer player,