Meaning & History
From a Scottish surname that was originally derived from a place in Berwickshire, itself derived from Brythonic elements meaning "spacious fort". It was originally used in honour of Charles George Gordon (1833-1885), a British general who died defending the city of Khartoum in Sudan.This was a fairly popular name throughout the English-speaking world during the 20th century, especially in Scotland and Canada. It peaked in both the United Kingdom and United States in the 1930s and has since disappeared from most of the popularity charts.
Related Names
Popularity
People think this name is
classic mature formal upper class natural wholesome strong simple serious nerdy
Categories
Alan Wake characters, American Horror Story characters, Attack on Titan characters, Big Little Lies characters, Bully characters, colleges or universities, Cowboy Bebop characters, Disgaea characters, Final Fantasy characters, Frasier characters, House of Cards US characters, human Sesame Street characters, place names, Rick and Morty characters, storms, Suikoden characters, Supernatural characters, surnames, The Golden Girls characters, The Haunting characters, Thomas and Friends characters, top 10 in Canada, Two and a Half Men characters, UK prime ministers, war, William Faulkner characters
Entry updated January 21, 2022