Jordaan

Afrikaans Etymology 1 af:+rivier Proper noun die Jordaan af Jordan Q40059 af Jordaanrivier Related terms af doodsjordaan Etymology 2 af Proper noun af Dutch Etymology Attested as Jordane in 1691. The use of this name for the neighborhood dates to the 17th century, when the Prinsengracht canal was first constructed, which was at that time apparently jokingly referred to by the name of the Jordan river. The neighborhood that was built beyond the canal around that time then came to be known by the same name (possibly first being referred to as over de Jordaan, "beyond the Jordan river [i.e., Prinsengracht]", before simply being referred to as Jordaan). Other etymologies for the name of the neighborhood have been proposed (such as a derivation from nl fr jardin), but are generally considered less plausible. Pronunciation nl Jor daan Proper noun m nl Jordan Q40059 nl neighbourhood city/Amsterdam p/North Holland c/Netherlands Derived terms nl Jordanees nl Jordaans References jordaan