Gordian

Meanings

Adjective

Of or pertaining to Gordium (now Yassihüyük in Turkey), capital of Phrygia.
Of or pertaining to Gordius, king of Phrygia
Of the Gordian knot.
Twisted; convoluted; tied as a knot.

Proper Noun

Gordianus, name of three Roman emperors.

Origin

From Gordius + -an or Gordium + -an.

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