Entry № 11645 · Hebrew origin

Yardenit Yardenit — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ yar-DEH-neet /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hebrew
Meaning
"Little Jordan (Hebrew + baptismal site)"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "little jordan (hebrew + baptismal site)".

Yardenit is from the Hebrew Yardenīt. A modern American baby name in the broader Hebrew heritage aesthetic. Yardenit is a foundational name with deep heritage. Hebrew Yardenīt little Jordan + Hebrew Yarden Jordan River + foundational Jordan River foundational central to biblical heritage + foundational Joshua 3 crossing of Jordan + Israelites entering Promised Land + foundational central to baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist Matthew 3:13-17 + foundational Yardenit Baptismal Site Sea of Galilee + ~500,000 annual Christian pilgrims. Foundational Hebrew feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

Featured throughout Hebrew heritage.

Little Jordan (Hebrew + baptismal site) Foundational name with deep heritage anchors. Hebrew *Yardenīt* little Jordan + Hebrew *Yarden* Jordan River + foundational Jordan River foundational central to biblical heritage + foundational Joshua 3 crossing of Jordan + Israelites entering Promised Land + foundational central to baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist Matthew 3:13-17 + foundational Yardenit Baptismal Site Sea of Galilee + ~500,000 annual Christian pilgrims

The name in its native script.

יַרְדֵּנִית
Transliteration
Yardenīt
Pronunciation
/ jɑːrˈdɛ.niːt /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Yardenit stands.

Yardenit does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Yardenits before her.

Real people

In fiction
Yardenit Baptismal Site
Jordan River + Joshua 3 crossing + baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist Matthew 3:13-17 + Yardenit Baptismal Site Sea of Galilee + ~500000 annual Christian pilgrims
Christian pilgrimage

Names connected to Yardenit.

The number behind Yardenit.

6

The Nurturer

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Yardenit reduce to 6, The Nurturer. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.