Gordian: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Of/from Gordium (or belonging to King Gordius)
Origin
Latin (from the Phrygian place-name Gordium)
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
GOR-dee-uhn

Gordian is a Latin (from the Phrygian place-name Gordium) boy's name meaning “of/from Gordium (or belonging to King Gordius)”. It appears in our list of 175+ Latin Baby Boy Names Rooted in Ancient Rome.

Meaning & Origin of Gordian

Meaning: Of/from Gordium (or belonging to King Gordius).

Origin: Latin (from the Phrygian place-name Gordium).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Gordian

GOR-dee-uhnIPA /ˈɡɔːr.di.ən/

Popularity of Gordian

Gordian doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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