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Musical instrument
The bourdon is the heaviest of the bells that belong to a musical instrument, especially a chime or a carillon, and produces its lowest tone. The name
Bourdon_(bell)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up bourdon or Bourdon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bourdon derives from the French for bumblebee, and may refer to: Bourdon (bell), the lowest
Bourdon
Church in Vienna, Austria
as the Stephanusglocke ("Bell of St. Stephan", sharing the cathedral's namesake), and is the cathedral's second bourdon bell after the Pummerin. They
St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna
St._Stephen's_Cathedral,_Vienna
Church in Germany
consists of a total of six bells and is among the deepest-pitched in Bavaria, two of which are bourdon bells. The largest or bourdon bell is named the Great Princess
Regensburg_Cathedral
Lutheran church in Germany; second tallest church in the world
the oldest bell in the Minster. In Germany, the bells are always numbered from largest to smallest, Bell 1 is always the tenor or bourdon. While the walls
Ulm_Minster
Church in Frankfurt am Main, Germany
nine bells hung in the tower, two of which are bourdon bells. They are all cast by Hermann Große in Dresden in 1877. The total weight of the bells is 23
Frankfurt_Cathedral
Bell tower in Utrecht, Netherlands
Eijsbouts Bell Foundry in Asten. A new bell frame was also built at that time. The carillon has a range of four octaves and the largest bell or bourdon which
Dom_Tower_of_Utrecht
Bell in St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna
("Mary Bell") is the bourdon bell in the Stephansdom, St. Stephen's Cathedral, in Vienna. The Old Pummerin was originally cast in 1705 by bell founder
Pummerin
Church in Austria
has 7 ringing bells in total, 2 of which are bourdon bells. The largest bell or bourdon is named Salvator and it is the second largest bell in Austria,
Salzburg_Cathedral
Roman Catholic cathedral in Switzerland
contains the two bourdon bells.The larger of the two bourdons is called the "Trinity Bell" and it shares the same note as the Great Bell of Bern Minster
St._Gallen_Cathedral
Lutheran church in Dresden, Germany
Reformation. The tower contains 5 bells including 2 bourdon bells, all cast by Franz Schilling, Apolda in 1899. The bells are located on 3 separate floors
Kreuzkirche,_Dresden
Benedictine abbey in Scheyern, Bavaria
bells and 2 bourdon bells The largest bell or bourdon is the Sacred Heart bell, with a diameter of 237.8 centimeters, is the largest cast steel bell in
Scheyern_Abbey
Biggest bell in Cologne Cathedral
Pitter, pronounced [də ˌdêkə ˈpɪ̂tɐ] , i.e. "Fat/Big Peter"), is the bourdon bell of Cologne Cathedral. It was cast in 1923 by Heinrich Ulrich in Apolda
Petersglocke
Church in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
ringing bells in total hung only in the South Tower. All were cast in 1949 by the Otto bell foundry in Bremen-Hemelingen. The largest bell or bourdon is called
Trier_Cathedral
Church in Thuringia, Germany
largest bells, including the largest bell or bourdon Gloriosa, which is housed in the lower belfry of the central tower. The official name of the bourdon is
Erfurt_Cathedral
Funeral custom
typically used for tenor bells in change ringing. It also applies to bourdon bells in a bell tower or cathedral. Historically, a bell would be rung on three
Funeral_toll
Church in Passau, Germany
Tencalla. The cathedral has eight large bells in the bell rooms in the north and south towers. The largest bell or bourdon is named,"Pummerin" at 7,550 kg (16
St. Stephen's Cathedral, Passau
St._Stephen's_Cathedral,_Passau
Well-known bell of Erfurt Cathedral
the Erfurt Bell, is the bourdon bell of Erfurt Cathedral, cast by Geert van Wou in 1497. The world's largest medieval free-swinging bell, it is now swung
Maria_Gloriosa
Church in Linz, Austria
contains the rest of the bells. The bourdon used to hang on the upper floor next to the other bells, but just a year after the bell system was completed it
New_Cathedral,_Linz
Church in Paderborn, Germany
always numbered from largest to smallest, Bell 1 is always the tenor or bourdon. Length: 104 m Width: 52 m Height: 28 m Height of the western tower: 93
Paderborn_Cathedral
Belfry in Bruges, Belgium
pounds to the massive bourdon which also strikes the hours, weighing 11,000 pounds. In addition to the carrilon is a swinging bourdon bell named "Maria" or
Belfry_of_Bruges
Medieval bell tower and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Ghent, Belgium
the carillon. The primary bell in the tower which is also the tower's bourdon bell is named Roland, it was also used to warn the citizens of Ghent of an
Belfry_of_Ghent
Church in Haarlem, Netherlands
bells continued, to commemorate the conquest of Damiette on August 25, 1219. The bells have names Piet and Hein. Bells in the Grote Kerk: 1 Bourdon Roeland
Grote_Kerk,_Haarlem
Catholic church in Montreal, Quebec
out of a total of six phases. Both towers have bells, the West Tower (La Persévérance), has a bourdon bell nicknamed Jean-Baptiste, cast in John Dod Ward's
Notre-Dame Basilica (Montreal)
Notre-Dame_Basilica_(Montreal)
Cathedral located in Strasbourg, Alsace, France
enormous bell was installed but cracked shortly afterwards. Its place as the bourdon was taken by an older bell, the "Totenglocke", or "Death bell", which
Strasbourg_Cathedral
Cathedral in Bremen, Germany
Bremen family donated a fourth bell, the "Brema," which hangs in the southern tower. The Brema is the cathedral's bourdon bell and it weighs 7000 kg. In 2022
Bremen_Cathedral
Church in Würzburg, Germany
death of Jesus Christ. The largest bell or bourdon is the Salvator Bell and it weighs 10 tons. All the other bells melted and the liquid metal ran down
Würzburg_Cathedral
Bell foundry based in Loughborough
John Taylor Bell Foundry (Loughborough) Limited, trading as John Taylor & Co and commonly known as Taylor's Bell Foundry, Taylor's of Loughborough, or
John_Taylor_&_Co
Civic building, court house in Ontario, Canada
houses three large bells, two small quarter bells that strike every quarter hour and a bourdon bell which strikes every hour, the bourdon alone weighs 5443
Old_City_Hall_(Toronto)
Church in Lower Saxony, Germany
developed V7 shape. The largest bell or bourdon is called " Maria Immaculata" and it weighs 5 tons. The 5 smaller bells are named “Petrus”, “Crispinus
St. Peter's Cathedral, Osnabrück
St._Peter's_Cathedral,_Osnabrück
Percussion instrument
hammer, or—in small bells—by a small loose sphere enclosed within the body of the bell (jingle bell). Bells are usually cast from bell metal (a type of bronze)
Bell
Roman Catholic church in Munich, Germany
Peter's Bell ) in 1720 by the Munich bell founder Johann Christoph Daller. The remaining four ringing bells were cast in the 1950s. The bourdon bell of the
St._Peter's_Church,_Munich
Historic cathedral in Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
or bourdon bell is named Sancta Maria. In Germany, the bells are always numbered from largest to smallest, Bell 1 is always the tenor or bourdon. Two
Konstanz_Minster
Anglican cathedral in Liverpool, England
Bartlett bells are hung in a circle around the bourdon bell "Great George". At 14.5 long tons (14.7 tonnes), Great George is the third most massive bell in
Liverpool_Cathedral
Church in Lübeck, Germany
the bells are reported to have rung again in the upwind before crashing to the ground. The remains of two bells, the oldest bell, the "Sunday bell" by
St._Mary's_Church,_Lübeck
Church in Kent, England
College, Oxford. The hour is struck on the cathedral's bourdon bell Great Dunstan, the largest bell in Kent at 62 long cwt 2 qr 9 lb (7,009 lb or 3,179 kg)
Canterbury_Cathedral
Notre-Dame's bells is the bourdon Emmanuel, which was cast in 1686. Emmanuel is considered by campanologists as one of Europe's finest bells and was designated
Bells_of_Notre-Dame_de_Paris
Cathedral in Oxford, United Kingdom
weighs 1 long cwt 2 qr (170 lb or 80 kg) and sounds the note of G. The Bourdon bell is Great Tom. This dates from 1680, weighs 124 long cwt 2 qr (13,940 lb
Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Christ_Church_Cathedral,_Oxford
Building in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
eight stories tall and is topped by a skylight. The tower holds a single bourdon bell named after Solomon Juneau, Milwaukee's first mayor. It was designed
Milwaukee_City_Hall
Church in Hanover, Lower Saxony
11 bells hung on a steel frame including 2 bourdon bells. Among them is a bourdon called the Christus-und Friedensglocke, 'Christ and Peace bell'. It
Marktkirche,_Hanover
Church in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
no damage. The tower has 16 bells, the oldest being the "Hosanna" bell from 1258, which weighs 3,290 kilograms. This bell can be heard on Thursday evening
Freiburg_Minster
Topics referred to by the same term
cathedral's largest bell, strikes the hour. St Paul's Cathedral — Great Tom strikes the hour and tolls for royal deaths. Bourdon bell. This disambiguation
Great_Tom
Church in Amsterdam
carillon. The text on this Bourdon bell is: "VERBUM DOMINI MANET IN ETERNUM - ASSUERUS KOSTER ME FECIT AMSTELDAMI 1636" The smaller bell (A1) for half hour is
Westerkerk
Memorial in Washington, D.C., U.S.
twenty-seven bells in the upper part of the tower were cast in the Paccard Foundry in Annecy-le-Vieux, France. The largest, or bourdon bell, weighs 7 tons
Robert_A._Taft_Memorial
Baroque cathedral in Innsbruck, Austria
contains eight bells, the largest bell or bourdon is called the Mariahilfglocke (Große Pfarrglocke) and it is the second largest historic bell in Tyrol. It
Innsbruck_Cathedral
Anglican cathedral in Devon, England
Both of the cathedral's towers contain bells. The North Tower contains an 80-hundredweight (4.1-tonne) bourdon bell, called Peter. Peter used to swing but
Exeter_Cathedral
Church in Münster, Germany
with a bell with strike tone dis1. In Germany, the bells are always numbered from largest to smallest, Bell 1 is always the tenor or bourdon. For the
Münster_Cathedral
Church in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England
rest of the nave. Both west towers contain bells. The south-west tower contains a non-swinging bourdon bell called Great John. It chimes the hour and it
Beverley_Minster
Church in North Holland, Netherlands
Laurenskerk". The hour bell (bourdon) was made by Casparus and Johannes Moer in 1525, with a diameter or 130 cm. tone Cis1. ±1950 kg. The bell was given by the
Grote or Sint-Laurenskerk (Alkmaar)
Grote_or_Sint-Laurenskerk_(Alkmaar)
Church in Cornwall, England
there are six bells in the Green Tower, previously in St Mary's Parish Church, of which five form a chiming peal. A planned great bourdon bell for the south-west
Truro_Cathedral
Church in Canton of Bern, Switzerland
The largest bell or bourdon in the tower weighs 10.5 tons bell which was cast in 1611 and it is the largest bell in Switzerland. The bells in the tower
Bern_Minster
Canadian ice hockey player (1987–2008)
Luc Bourdon (February 16, 1987 – May 29, 2008) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who was a defenceman for the Vancouver Canucks of the National
Luc_Bourdon
Historic church in Cologne, Germany
church bells, four of which are medieval and the 3 largest bells are bourdon bells. The first was the 3.8-tonne (8,400 lb) Dreikönigsglocke ('Bell of the
Cologne_Cathedral
Benedictine monastery in Devon, England
bells. There is a ring of twelve bells, with a tenor weighing 41 long hundredweight (with two extra semi tone bells) surrounding the 7.5 ton bourdon bell
Buckfast_Abbey
Church in Perth and Kinross, Scotland
bells at St John's which date from before the Reformation. The modern carillon consists of the bourdon bell by Peter Waghevens (1506), and 34 bells cast
St_John's_Kirk
Church of England cathedral in Worcestershire, England
has a ring of twelve bells plus four semitone bells and a 4.1 tonne non-swinging bourdon. The current peal of 15 ringing bells were cast in 1928 by John
Worcester_Cathedral
Anglican cathedral in London, England
several times, the last time by Richard Phelps. Great Tom is the second bourdon bell in the cathedral after Great Paul, it chimes the hour and is traditionally
St_Paul's_Cathedral
Protestant church in Kassel, Hesse, Germany
marked the hours with its chimes since 2000, and the bourdon bell Osanna, also known as the Christ Bell. The Osanna is only heard on Good Friday and during
St_Martin's_Church,_Kassel
Neo-Gothic church
a panoramic view over the metropolitan area. The carillon includes a bourdon bell weighing six tons. The interior is bright. The 19th-century keystones
Saint-Christophe Church, Tourcoing
Saint-Christophe_Church,_Tourcoing
Church in Grand Est, France
inaugurated on June 2, 2019. The bourdon bell of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, weighing nearly six tonnes, is the largest bell in Nancy and rings only on
Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Nancy
Basilica_of_the_Sacred_Heart_of_Nancy
Church in Hamilton, Ontario
containing a carillon of 23 bells, is 165 feet high and visible from a great distance. The largest bell is called the Bourdon Bell, weighs 41⁄2 tons and was
Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King
Cathedral_Basilica_of_Christ_the_King
Church in Cornwall, England
The swell contained bourdon, bell diapason, stop diapason (metal), principal and cornopean. The pedal organ comprised bourdon and principal. Mr. E.P
St Martin and St Meriadoc's Church, Camborne
St_Martin_and_St_Meriadoc's_Church,_Camborne
Bell tower (wat) Bells of Notre-Dame de Paris Belfry (architecture) Bianzhong Big Ben Bilbie family Blagovest Bolognese bell ringing Bonshō Bourdon (bell)
Index_of_campanology_articles
Church in Budapest, Hungary
six bells altogether: five small bells in the north tower and a single bourdon in the south tower. The bourdon called the Great St. Stephan bell is the
St._Stephen's_Basilica
United States historic place
steel bells, dedicated in 1912, were cast by the Bochumer Verein Foundry in 1904. The bourdon bell, weighing 5,732 pounds, is the largest bell in Missouri
Christ Church Cathedral (St. Louis, Missouri)
Christ_Church_Cathedral_(St._Louis,_Missouri)
Catholic cathedral in Tournai, Belgium
and Marie-Étienne are considered bourdon bells due to their deep notes. Marie-Gasparine is the largest of the five bells, it was cast in 1843 and weighs
Tournai_Cathedral
Bowl-shaped bell, e.g. a singing bowl
A standing bell or resting bell is an inverted bell, supported from below with the rim uppermost. Such bells are normally bowl-shaped, and exist in a
Standing_bell
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
or Bourdon bell of the carillon at Le Quesnoy is dedicated to New Zealanders. After the abandonment the Germans set fire to the belfry, the big bell was
Le_Quesnoy
Battle in the first world war
into the rampart wall, near where Averill scaled them. The big, or Bourdon, bell of the carillon at Le Quesnoy is dedicated to New Zealanders. As the
Capture_of_Le_Quesnoy_(1918)
Set of bells hung for English full circle ringing
deepest-sounding bell, the tenor. In some towers, a bell larger than a tenor that is present would be called a bourdon. The bourdon is not part of the
Ring_of_bells
Bell tower in Ann Arbor, Michigan, US
proportion of 80 percent copper to 20 percent tin. The North Campus bourdon bell weighs six tons. Margo Halsted (1996–2003) Steven Ball (2008–2013) Tiffany
Lurie_Tower
Benedictine monastery in Switzerland
largest to smallest, Bell 1 is always the tenor or bourdon. The bourdon is one of the largest bells in Switzerland made by the bell founders of Lorraine
Einsiedeln_Abbey
Church in Dorset, England
More significantly in addition to the existing Bourdon bell which was restored a peal of six bells was added. This gives Sacred Heart a rare feature
Sacred Heart Church, Bournemouth
Sacred_Heart_Church,_Bournemouth
Anglican church in Shropshire, England
was completed. The bourdon is called the Great Bell of Tong, and 1892 is the second time that it has been re-cast. The money for a bell was bequeathed by
St_Bartholomew's_Church,_Tong
Scientific and musical study of bells
19: "The Kirk-in-the-Hills 77-bell carillon is famous as the carillon with the world's largest number of bells (bourdon 12,860 pounds [5,833 kg], note
Campanology
Fifteenth century bell tower in Bordeaux next to Cathédrale Saint-André
Bordeaux. The tower has 4 bells in the upper and lower levels, with 2 in each. The lower level has two large bells, Marie and the bourdon Ferdinand-André II
Tour_Pey-Berland
Musical instrument of bells
City, US. Its bourdon, or largest bell, is the largest tuned bell ever cast for a carillon. It sounds a full octave below most other bourdons. The entire
Carillon
French Catholic Church in Pyrénées-Atlantiques
in Annecy. This bell is called the "bell of the young people", and strikes on the quarter hours The bourdon Jacques is an unusual bell. It was offered
Bayonne_Cathedral
Church in Delft, the Netherlands
(north aisle), and 1770 (choir). There are two bells that hang in the tower: the large trinitasklok or bourdon, which chimes every hour, and the small Laudate
Oude_Kerk_(Delft)
Bells w/ 6,700 lb B-Flat bourdon. St. Hugo of the Hills, 48 bells Detroit: Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church, 1926. The 23 bells cast by the Gillett &
List of carillons in the United States
List_of_carillons_in_the_United_States
English clockmaker and bell foundry
bells were cast in his name. The business also now diversified into other engineering activities, and new subsidiaries (Microcastings Ltd and Bourdon
Gillett_&_Johnston
Village in Kent, England
Bourdon (variations today also include Borden/Burden/Bourdon), who descended from the de Bourdons of Bayeux, in Normandy, France. Francis de Bourdon became
Borden,_Kent
Catholic basilica and landmark in Paris, France
in 1969. Below the four bells is a huge bourdon called "The Savoyarde", the biggest bell in France. The full name of the bourdon is “Françoise Marguerite
Sacré-Cœur,_Paris
Bell at the United Nations headquarters
The Japanese Peace Bell is a bell donated to the United Nations Headquarters in New York City via the United Nations Association of Japan in June 1954
Japanese_Peace_Bell
Austrian monastery
Twelve bells are distributed between the two west towers, with the Great Bell mounted separately in the northwest tower. It is one of the largest bells in
St._Florian_Monastery
French painter
found). Little is known of this artist except that he was a scholar of Bourdon, and painted, after the drawings of his master, the gallery of the hotel
Jacques Antoine Friquet de Vauroze
Jacques_Antoine_Friquet_de_Vauroze
Russian caster
allegedly 8 December, Moscow) was a highly prominent Russian cannon and bell caster. He worked in Moscow at the Cannon Yard for more than 40 years, where
Andrey_Chokhov
Japanese charity organisation
The World Peace Bell Association (WPBA) is a Japanese organisation which attempts to raise awareness of the World peace movement by casting and installing
World_Peace_Bell_Association
Bell tower in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
largest bell, called a bourdon, is 8 feet (2.4 m) in diameter and 6.5 feet (2.0 m) tall, weighing in at 10 tons. Musically the pitch of this bell is E.
Rainbow_Tower
Art of ringing a set of bells in mathematical patterns
would be called a bourdon. The bourdon is not part of the change ringing peal; it is hung from a pivoted beam. For convenience, the bells are referred to
Change_ringing
Church in Stuttgart, Germany
tower spire, and the eight ringing bells are distributed between the south tower and the west tower. The largest or bourdon is Osanna which also serves to
Stiftskirche,_Stuttgart
Catholic church in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
holds the bourdon Sol, and the smallest bells Do, Re and Mi. The north tower holds the medium size bells La and Si. The three smallest bells are rung on
Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of Saigon
Notre-Dame_Cathedral_Basilica_of_Saigon
English bellfounder (c. 1670 – 1738)
of bells, primarily for churches. He was master of the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London from 1701 to 1738, and is best known for his large bell, Great
Richard_Phelps_(bellfounder)
Bell tower and carillon at Princeton University
Bells are now one of the largest carillons in the world with 67 bells and a bourdon (G) weighing 12,880 pounds (5,840 kg). The Chapel Music Program maintains
Cleveland_Tower
Bell instrument in New Haven, Connecticut, US
(F♯-G-A-B-C-C♯-D-E-F♯-G); the expansion kept the same bell as bourdon, but the notes were renamed to make the bourdon a G (it is common practice to make carillons
Yale_Memorial_Carillon
Church in Berlin, Germany
new bell for the church. Five bells were made in the same year in the Franz Schilling court bell foundry in Apolda. The largest bell or bourdon is named
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
Kaiser_Wilhelm_Memorial_Church
Bell tower in Florida, United States
9 kg) and has a diameter of about 6 inches (150 mm). The largest bell, called the bourdon, plays a low A-sharp. It is 5 feet (1.5 m) tall, weighs about 7
Century Tower (University of Florida)
Century_Tower_(University_of_Florida)
French painter (1853–1903)
of painters and engravers. Vol. III. London: George Bell & sons. p. 105. OCLC 557491136. Bourdon, Étienne. "Paul Jamin et la prise de Rome par Brennus
Paul_Jamin
Clock that sounds the time with a bell or gong
A striking clock is a clock that sounds the hours on a bell, gong, or other audible device. In 12-hour striking, used most commonly in striking clocks
Striking_clock
Es2. It has a bourdon of Des2 (± 200 kg) connected as Bes on the baton keyboard. Beginning in 1659, a small chime of approximately 10 bells was hung in
Drommedaris
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French
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English
English : variant of Burton.
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English
English : variant spelling of Bolton.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly West Country)
English (chiefly West Country) : (of Norman origin) from the Old French personal name Burdo (oblique case Burdon), probably of Germanic origin, but uncertain meaning.English (chiefly West Country) : nickname for a pilgrim or one who carried a pilgrim’s staff, Middle English, Old French bourdon.English (chiefly West Country) : habitational name from any of various places called Burdon or Burden. Burden in West Yorkshire and Great Burdon in County Durham are named with Old English burh ‘stronghold’, ‘fortified place’ + dūn ‘hill’; Burdon in Tyne and Wear is named with Old English b̄re ‘byre’ + denu ‘valley’.
Surname or Lastname
English (Staffordshire and Derbyshire)
English (Staffordshire and Derbyshire) : habitational name from Blurton in Staffordshire, so named with an Old English word blÅr, possibly ‘hill’, + Old English tÅ«n ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Burden.Polish : nickname for a troublemaker (see Burda).
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English
English : probably a variant of Bouldin or possibly of Bolden or Boldon.English : Alternatively, it may be a habitational name from a place in Shropshire called Bouldon.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Jordan, JORDON means "flowing down."
Boy/Male
English
Boar's home.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : variant of Jordan.A Jourdain from the Saintonge region of France is recorded in
Quebec City in 1676. Another, from the Savoie, is documented in 1688
in Lachine, Quebec, with the secondary surname Lafrizade. A third,
from Provence, is documented in Champlain, Quebec, in 1688; and another, also
called Labrosse, in Montreal in 1696. Other secondary surnames include
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : habitational name from a place in Berwickshire (Borders), named with Welsh gor ‘spacious’ + din ‘fort’.English (of Norman origin) and French : habitational name from Gourdon in Saône-et-Loire, so called from the Gallo-Roman personal name Gordus + the locative suffix -o, -Ånis.Irish : adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Mag Mhuirneacháin, a patronymic from the personal name Muirneachán, a diminutive of muirneach ‘beloved’.Jewish (from Lithuania) : probably a habitational name from the Belorussian city of Grodno. It goes back at least to 1657. Various suggestions, more or less fanciful, have been put forward as to its origin. There is a family tradition among some bearers that they are descended from a son of a Duke of Gordon, who converted to Judaism in the 18th century, but the Jewish surname was in existence long before the 18th century; others claim descent from earlier Scottish converts, but this is implausible.Spanish and Galician Gordón, and Basque : habitational name from a place called Gordon (Basque) or Gordón (Spanish, Galician), of which there are examples in Salamanca, Galicia, and Basque Country.Spanish : possibly in some instances from an augmentative of the nickname Gordo (see Gordillo).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from a place in Kent named Borden, perhaps from Old English bÄr ‘boar’ or bor ‘hill’ + denu ‘valley’ or denn ‘(swine) pasture’.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry V' Duke of Bourbon.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, Hebrew
To Flow Down; Descend; Down Flowing
Surname or Lastname
French
French : possibly a derivative of Occitan burdir ‘to sport or amuse oneself’ or a variant of Bordeau.Southern French : variant of Bourdin, a nickname or metonymic occupational name, from medieval Latin burdinus ‘mule’, ‘hinny’.Russian and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : see Burda.English : variant spelling of Burdon.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Boulding, a patronymic from the Germanic personal name Baldo, a short form of any of the various compound names with the first element bald ‘bold’.
Surname or Lastname
French, English, and Spanish (Cordón)
French, English, and Spanish (Cordón) : from Old French cordon ‘cord’, ‘ribbon’, a diminutive of corde ‘string’, ‘cord’; Spanish cordón, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of cord or ribbon.English : metonymic occupational name for a worker in fine Spanish kid leather, from Old French cordoan (so named with being originally produced at Córdoba).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from Boldron in County Durham (formerly in North Yorkshire), so named with Old Norse boli ‘bull’ + rúm ‘clearing’.
Boy/Male
American, British, English
Lives at the Castle
Boy/Male
English Hebrew
Jordan 'down flowing.
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