First name origin & meaning: Old English: Fertilized pasture First name variations: Gordan, Gordie, Gordy, Gordo, Gorton, Gore, Gorrell, Gord, Gordain, Gorden, Gordin, Gordonn, Gordun, Gordyn, Gordon Last name origins & meanings:
- English (Kent): apparently a habitational name from a lost or
unidentified place, possibly so named from Old English gāra
‘triangular piece of land’ + hām ‘homestead’.
- Born in England, John Gorham emigrated to MA and in 1643 married
Desire Howland, daughter of John Howland, who came to America on the
Mayflower. His descendant Nathaniel (1738–96) was born in
Charlestown, MA, and was one of the signers of the Declaration of
Independence.
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