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Gordon is a traditional Scottish clan name (see Clan Gordon) and it is now a common given name and a less common surname. It is thought to be Celtic for "great hill" from the Celtic words "gor" which means "great" and "dun" which means "hill". This article is about the country. ... Clan Gordon Crest Clan Gordon, also known as the House of Gordon, is a traditional Scottish clan name and it is now a common forename. ... Dun comes from the Brythonic Din and Gaelic Dun, meaning fort, and is now used as a general term for small stone built strongholds, enclosures or roundhouses in Scotland, as a sub-group of hill forts. ...


It is also a fairly common surname of some Eastern European Jews (Hebrew: גורדוןRussian: Гордон); its origin in this usage derives from Grodno. “Hebrew” redirects here. ... Hrodna (or Grodno; Belarusian: Го́радня, Гро́дна; Grodno in Polish, Гродно in Russian, Gardinas in Lithuanian) is a city in Belarus on the Nemunas river, close to the borders of Poland and Lithuania...


As a surname

Adoniram Judson Gordon (A.J.) was born in New Hampshire on April 13, 1836. ... Aaron David Gordon (1856 in Troianov or Podolia Russia-1922 on Kibbutz Deganiah) was a Zionist ideologue and the spiritual force behind practical Zionism. ... Aaron David Gordon (1856 in Troianov, Russia-1922 on Kibbutz Deganiah) was a Zionist ideologue and the spiritual force behind practical Zionism. ... Archibald Ronald McDonald Gordon was, amongst other Episcopal appointments, the Anglican Bishop of Portsmouth from 1975 to 1984. ... Barton Jennings Bart Gordon (born January 24, 1949) is a politician from the state of Tennessee, representing the states 6th Congressional district (map) in the U.S. House of Representatives. ... Benjamin (Ben) Gordon (born April 4, 1983 in London, England, UK)[1] is an American National Basketball Association player for the Chicago Bulls. ... Chinese Gordon as Governor of Sudan Major-General Charles George Gordon, CB (28 January 1833 – 26 January 1885), known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, and Gordon of Khartoum, was a British army officer and administrator. ... Several notable persons are named Charles Gordon: General Charles George Gordon, also known as Chinese Gordon, governor of Sudan and commander of the Ever Victorious Army in China Charles Gordon (producer), producer Charles Gordon (humorist), columnist for the Ottawa Citizen Charles Grant Gordon, pioneering salesman of Scotch whisky for William... Rabbi Eliezer Gordon Rabbi Eliezer Gordon (1841-1910) served as the Rabbi and Rosh Yeshiva of Telz, Lithuania. ... Rosh yeshiva (Hebrew: ראש ישיבה) (pl. ... Elye Gordon (Russian: , Yiddish:  ; (15 December [O.S. 2 December] 1907 – ?) - Soviet Yiddish author. ... Jay Paul Gordon (born January 30, 1967) is a musician and producer. ... Jeffery Michael Gordon (born August 4, 1971) is a professional American race car driver. ... Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Joe Gordon can refer to different people: Joe Gordon, the American baseball player. ... The Right Honourable John Gordon, Mr Justice Gordon (November 23, 1849 - September 26, 1922) was an Irish lawyer and politician, who served as Attorney-General for Ireland and a Judge of the High Court. ... Judah Leib Gordon (1830 in Vilnius-1892 in Saint Petersburg) was among the most important Hebrew poets of the Enlightenment. ... K-Gee K-Gee is the alias for Karl Gordon, a British DJ, producer and songwriter and former member of the Outlaw Posse. ... Gordon in 2005 Kim Althea Gordon (born April 28, 1953, in Rochester, New York), is a musician, vocalist, and artist. ... No Wave was a short-lived but influential music and art scene that thrived briefly in New York City during the late 1970s and early 1980s alongside the punk scene there. ... Sonic Youth is a seminal American alternative rock group formed in New York City in 1981. ... Marjory Gordon is an emeritus professor of nursing at Boston University. ... Michael Gordon (born 20 July 1956) is an American classical composer and a co-founder of Bang on a Can with Julia Wolfe and David Lang. ... Mikalah Analise Gordon (born January 14, 1988) is an American singer and eleventh-place finalist on the fourth season of American Idol. ... AMERICAN IDOL HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO DEATH OF SIMON ... Noah Gordon (born November 11, 1926 in Worcester, Massachusetts) is an American novelist. ... Paige Parenti-Gordon (born April 25, 1973 in North Vancouver, British Columbia) is a retired diver from Canada, who won the silver medal in the womens 3 metres springboard event at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. ... Richard F. Gordon, Jr. ... Robby Gordon (born in Bellflower, California, on January 2, 1969) is an American racing driver who currently competes in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, owning his #7 Ford Fusion, sponsored by Jim Beam, and also owning his #55 Verizon Wireless/Motorola ride which competes part-time in the Busch Series... Jeff Burton (99), Elliott Sadler (38), Ricky Rudd (21), Dale Jarrett (88), Sterling Marlin (40), Jimmie Johnson (48), and Casey Mears (41) practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Dr. Sue Gordon (AM), is an indigenous Australian magistrate from Western Australia. ... // Biography Stuart Gordon (born August 11, 1947) in Chicago, Illinois) is a director, writer and producer of films. ... Thomas Gordon was an American licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Gordon received his B.A. from DePauw University, his M.A. from Ohio State University, and his Ph. ... Thomas Gordon (born November 18, 1967 in Sebring, Florida), nicknamed Flash, is a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who plays for the Philadelphia Phillies. ... Wayne Gordon (born March 30, 1963 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a retired boxer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. ... The meeting by Willy Gordon Willy Gordon (July 2,1918 – 2003) was a Swedish sculptor and artist of Jewish descent. ...

Nobility

George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly (1514 - 1562), was a Scottish nobleman. ... George Gordon, 5th Earl of Huntly (d. ... George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly (1562 - June 13, 1636), was a Scottish nobleman who took a leading role in politics at the time of the union with England. ...

Fictional characters

Flash Gordon is a science fiction comic strip originally drawn by Alex Raymond, first published on January 7, 1934. ... Rockos Modern Life is an American animated television series whose four seasons aired from 1993 to 1996. ... There have been several notable figures, both real and fictional, named James Gordon. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Barbara Gordon is a fictional character appearing in DC Comics and related media. ... Batgirl is a DC Comics superhero. ... David Gordon is one of the original developers of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, a trainer, author and modeler, who has helped create and shape the field of NLP for almost 30 years. ... Lizzie McGuire is a Disney Channel Original Series that aired on the Disney Channel from 2001 to 2004. ... Gordon the Big Engine. ... Gordon Freeman, Ph. ... This article is about the scientific and mathematical term. ... Gordon Robinson is one of the longest-lasting characters on the long-running childrens TV program Sesame Street. ... In popular fiction and conspiracy theories, life forms, especially intelligent life forms, that are of extraterrestrial origin, i. ... Melmac was a fictional planet in the television series ALF. Melmac was discovered 23,000 years ago when Harold Twink accidentally took the wrong exit for Neptune. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Go Go Ackman is a short manga series by Akira Toriyama. ... For the game released outside of Japan as Fire Emblem, see Fire Emblem (video game). ... V for Vendetta is a 2006 action-thriller film set in London, England in a near-future dystopian society. ... Gordon the Gopher was a puppet gopher that appeared on Childrens BBC presenting programmes together with Phillip Schofield between 1985 and 1987 during the Childrens BBC afternoon in-vision continuity, called The Broom Cupboard. ...

Places

United Kingdom

Clan Gordon Crest Clan Gordon, also known as the House of Gordon, is a traditional Scottish clan name and it is now a common forename. ... Gordonstoun House Gordonstoun (originally in full, the British Salem School[] in Gordonstoun) is a Scottish co-educational independent school. ... Gordon was formerly (1975-96) a local government district in the Grampian Region of Scotland. ... Gordon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Gordon is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). ... The Church of Scotland has a Presbyterian structure, which means it is organised under a hierarchy of courts. ...

Australia

Gordon is a suburb on the north shore of Sydney, Australia, located about 15 kilometers from the Sydney central business district and is located on a major transport artery, the Pacific Highway and the intersection of Ryde and Mona Vale Roads which form a link between the northern beaches, Homebush... gods yes. ... Gordon is a town in Victoria, Australia. ... The Gordon River is one of the major rivers of Tasmania. ...

United States

Gordon is a town located in Houston County, Alabama. ... Gordon is a city located in Wilkinson County, Georgia. ... Gordon is a city located in Sheridan County, Nebraska. ... Gordon is a village located in Darke County, Ohio. ... Gordon is a borough located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. ... Gordon is a city located in Palo Pinto County, Texas. ... Gordon is a town located in Ashland County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ... Gordon is a town located in Douglas County, Wisconsin. ... Gordon County is a county located in the state of Georgia. ... Gordon Township is a township located in Todd County, Minnesota. ... Gordon Heights is a census-designated place located in Suffolk County, New York. ... Gordonsville is a town located in Virginia. ...

Other uses

For others with the same or similar names, see Gordon Brown (disambiguation). ... Alternate cover Original album cover (1992-1996) Gordon was the debut album and first major-label release by Barenaked Ladies. ... Barenaked Ladies (often abbreviated BNL or occasionally BnL) is a Canadian alternative rock band currently composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Steven Page, Ed Robertson, Tyler Stewart, and formerly Andy Creeggan. ... Gordons is a popular brand of gin produced in the United Kingdom and under license in New Zealand and several other former British territories. ... The name Gordon has been used for two tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean since 1988 when it replaced the name Gilbert on the list of hurricane names. ... Hurricane Gordon was the seventh named tropical storm and third hurricane of the 1994 Atlantic hurricane season. ... Hurricane Gordon was one of two U.S. landfalling tropical storms. ... Lowest pressure 955 mbar (hPa; 28. ... The Gordon Highlanders was a British Army infantry regiment from 1881 until 1994. ... Gordon growth model is a variant of the discounted dividend model, a method for valuing a stock or business. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the musician. ... There are two colleges named Gordon College: Gordon College, a state-run public school in Barnesville, Georgia Gordon College, a private Christian liberal arts college in Wenham, Massachusetts This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

External links

  • http://www.thegordondnaproject.com
  • http://www.gordonquest.com

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Christian College, Christian Colleges in America & New England - Gordon College (293 words)
Gordon College, in Wenham, Massachusetts, is among the top Christian colleges in the nation and the only nondenominational Christian college in New England.
Gordon was one of 610 four-year colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada to participate in the recently released 2007 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Report.
Gordon is committed to excellence in liberal arts education, spiritual development and academic freedom informed by a framework of faith.
Charles George Gordon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2772 words)
Gordon then took his force through the country, seizing towns until, with the aid of Imperial troops, the city of Suzhou was captured in November.
Gordon's memory (as well as his work in supervising the town's riverside fortifications) is commemorated in Gravesend; the embankment of the Riverside Leisure Area is known as the Gordon Promenade, while Khartoum Place lies just to the south.
In 1888 a statue of Gordon by Hamo Thornycroft was erected in Trafalgar Square, London, removed in 1943 and in 1953 relocated to the Victoria Embankment.
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