/gawr"dn/ , n.
1. Charles George (" Chinese Gordon"; "Gordon Pasha" ), 1833-85, British general: administrator in China and Egypt.
2. Charles William , real name of Ralph Connor.
3. Lord George , 1751-93, English politician.
4. George Hamilton, 4th Earl of Aberdeen , 1784-1860, British statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1852-55.
5. Mary (Catherine) , born 1949, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
6. a male given name: from an Old English word meaning "round hill."