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Hebrew · Unisex name

Yarden

“to flow down”

About the name Yarden

Yarden is a Hebrew name used for both boys and girls. It comes from Hebrew, meaning ‘to flow down’, from the root y-r-d, ‘to descend’. Yarden is the Hebrew name of the Jordan River, which flows from the north of Israel through the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea, and the name is associated with the Jordan River and its biblical events, including the crossing under Joshua and the baptism of Jesus. The English form is Jordan.

Meaning
to flow down
Origin
Hebrew
Gender
Unisex
Pronunciation
yar-DEN(2 syl.)

Variants and spellings

No common variant spellings are widely recorded.

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Middle names for Yarden

  • Yarden Eli
  • Yarden Noa
  • Yarden Tamar
  • Yarden Ariel
  • Yarden Ziv

Questions about Yarden

What does Yarden mean?
Yarden is a Hebrew name meaning "to flow down".
How do you pronounce Yarden?
Yarden is pronounced yar-DEN, with emphasis on the second syllable.

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