Male first name (German, English): Jordan, the descending, Hebrew (Old Testament), Jarad descend sink =,, decrease, and the Jordan River in Israel, was baptized in Jesus, the name came in the course of the Crusades to Europe and the name of the river itself ("Jarden 'in Hebrew), which as used is first name here means' the descent Rising' Female first name (English, German): Jordan, the descending, Hebrew (Old Testament), Jarad descend = sink Remove, and the Jordan River in Israel, was baptized in Jesus, the name came in the course of the Crusades in Europe, the name of the river itself ("Jarden 'in Hebrew), which is used here as a first name, means' the descending '