Gord (given name) explained

Gord is a given name, usually a diminutive form of Gordon, and is seen as uniquely and idiosyncratically Canadian.

Notable people with the name include:

• Gord Cruickshank (1965–2021), Canadian ice hockey player
• Gord Downie (1964–2017), Canadian singer and guitarist with the Tragically Hip
• Gord Johns (born 1969), Canadian politician from British Columbia
• Gordon Lightfoot (1938–2023), Canadian singer-songwriter sometimes referred to as "Gord"
• Gord Martineau (born 1947), Canadian television journalist
• Gord Miller (environmental commissioner) (born 1953), Canadian politician and Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
• Gord Sinclair, Canadian bass guitarist with The Tragically Hip
• Gord Stellick (born 1957), Canadian sportscaster

Fictional characters

• Gord the Rogue, fictional character created by Gary Gygax
• Gord, fictional character in the television series Between
• Gord, fictional character from the video game
• Gord Vendome, a character in the video game Bully
• Ranger Gord, fictional character on The Red Green Show

See also

• Gord Afrid (Gordafarid) was a female warrior in Shahnama