Jordan

Dead Sea neighbor

Jordan names a country in the Middle East and a river flowing through it into the Dead Sea.

The Jordan River holds religious significance as the site of Jesus's baptism.

As a given name, Jordan became popular for both sexes starting in the 1980s: Jordan called to say she'd be late.

Michael Jordan's fame reinforced its use for boys.

country

Amman

Jordanian capital city

Bedouin · Arabic · Levant · monarchy · Abdullah · dinar · falafel · refugee · parliament · tourism

athlete

basketball

Team sport with hoops

  • dunkBriefly submerge in liquid
  • NBATop-tier American court league
  • BullsChicago basketball franchise

championship · MVP · All-Star · scoring · defense · sneakers · endorsement · jumpshot · slam · crossover

river

baptism

Ritual water purification ceremony

tributary · valley · watershed · flow · bank · freshwater · sacred · pilgrimage · crossing · scripture

firstname

popular

Widely admired by many

trendy · surname · nickname · given · spelling · variant · namesake

Categories
Opposites
GEOGRAPHIC/GEOPOLITICAL (Jordan the country)

JordanIsrael

Middle Eastern nation

island nation · Indonesia · Japan · United Kingdom · landlocked country

BASKETBALL GREATNESS (Michael Jordan)

Jordanjourneyman

Qualified trade worker

bench warmer · benchwarmer · bust · role player · scrub

BIBLICAL/RELIGIOUS SYMBOLISM (Jordan River)

Jordanwilderness

Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region

Egypt · Acheron · bondage · Lethe · exile

Phrases
Family

Jordanian, Jordans, Jordanians

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G