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Giordana

English translation/equivalent: Jordan

Origin: Derived from the name of the Jordan river, where Jesus was baptized.. In Hebrew Yarden, in Greek Iordanes, and in Latin Iordanus.

Name Day/Onomastico: September 5—in memory of St. Jordan.

Related Name/Other Italian Forms: feminine form of Giordano

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