The story
From Jordan + -s- + town; named after an Anglo-Norman family called Jordan who accompanied John de Courcy to Carrickfergus in 1182.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A townland and suburban area in Newtownabbey, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Full definition →
From Jordan + -s- + town; named after an Anglo-Norman family called Jordan who accompanied John de Courcy to Carrickfergus in 1182.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.