what first name means?

Question

my first name is gordon my understanding is that its a old german name

Answer 1

Gordon, go to:
http://mizian.com.ne.kr/englishwiz/library/names/etymology_of_first_names.htm#G

Glad to be of service!

Answer 2

do you want to know the meaning of "first name"or "gordon"?
be clear!!!
if its gordon you have got enough of answers but first name is the name people identify a person and the other names are just for fun and surname is usually the family name. maybe fathers or ancestral (mind spellings) name!!

so if you name is
gordon alex stevenson (example)

gordon is the name you'll be called in universities or workplace
your friends will call you alex
and youll be called Mr.stevenson maybe!!

Answer 3

GORDON
Gender: Masculine

Usage: Scottish, English

Pronounced: GOR-dun [key]

From a Scottish surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "great hill". A famous bearer of the surname was Charles George Gordon, a British general who died defending the city of Khartoum in Sudan.

Answer 4

It is an Scottish Gaelic name meaning, Great Hill".

It is a common given name that has a traditional clan Scottish name. See Clan Gordon. It is also a common surname.

Answer 5

gordon means Anglo Saxon From the Hill

Answer 6

The boy's name Gordon is of Old English and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "large fortification." Also possibly a place name meaning "hill near meadows" or "triangular hill."

Answer 7

well base on my research your name "Gordon" is an english name that means "from the cornered hill"

Answer 8

My name is old Irish Gaelic and means "of the clan of Kell".
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People try to translate it into other languages : Michael, Miguel, Michel, Mikeru.

Back to you...I do not know what your name means.

Answer 9

I like this name a lot. It sounds unique and suits someone who is little playful but cute.

Answer 10

First Name is a name which you are being indentified as.