Gordon: Meaning and Definition of

Gor•don

1. (“Chinese Gordon”; “Gordon Pasha”), 1833–85, British general: administrator in China and Egypt.
2. real name of Ralph Connor.
3. 1751–93, English politician.
4. 1784–1860, British statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1852–55.
5. born 1949, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
6. a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “round hill.”