Goran
This article is about the Slavic name. For the Kurdish name, see Goran (Kurdish name). For the Swedish name, see Göran. For other uses, see Goran (disambiguation).
| Goran | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Language(s) | Slavic |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Slavic |
| Meaning |
Woodsman Man from the mountains Highlander |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Gordana, Goranka, Gorana |
Goran (pronounced [ɡǒran]; Cyrillic: Горан) is a Slavic male first name, mostly used in Slavic countries such as Croatia, Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Russia, and Ukraine. The name also has Kurdish origins and has the same meaning in the Kurdish language.[1]
Goran is a Slavic, Pre-Christian name, meaning "highlander" or a mountain-man, someone who lives in the mountains. Hence, Goran in Slavic tradition would mean someone who enjoys and values life in the mountains.
In Former Yugoslavia Gorani was a Yugoslav Youth Organization tasked with re-foresting Yugoslav highlands.
Variations
Nicknames and cognomen include Gogi [ɡoɡi], Gogo [ɡoːɡo].
- female Goranka (Горанка)
- female Gorana (Горана), nickname Goca [ɡotsa]
Name day
- February 24 in the Roman Catholic Calendar
- July 31 in the Serbian Orthodox Calendar
Famous namesakes
- Goran Bogdanović (politician) (born 1963), Serbian politician
- Goran Bogdanović (footballer born 1967), retired Serbian footballer
- Goran Bregović, Bosnian musician and composer
- Goran Bunjevčević, Serbian footballer
- Goran Dragić, Slovene basketball player
- Goran Cvijanović, Slovenian football player
- Goran Čolak, Croatian free diver, World champion and World record holder
- Goran Gavrančić, Serbian footballer
- Goran Hadžić, Serbian politician in Croatia
- Goran Ivanišević, Croatian tennis player, 2001 Wimbledon Champion
- Goran Jurić, Croatian and Yugoslavian international footballer
- Goran Karan, Croatian pop singer
- Ivan Goran Kovačić, Croatian poet
- Goran Marić (footballer) (born 1984), Serbian footballer
- Goran Marić (volleyball) (born 1981), Serbian volleyball player
- Goran Pandev, Macedonian football player
- Goran Popov, Macedonian footballer
- Goran Sablić, Croatian footballer
- Goran Senjanović, Croatian physicist
- Goran Slavkovski, Macedonian-Swedish footballer
- Goran Suton, Bosnian-American basketball player who played for Michigan State University
- Goran Višnjić, Croatian actor
- Goran Vlaović, Croatian footballer
See also
References
- ↑ Karadaghi, Rashid. The Azadi English-Kurdish Dictionary. ISBN 964-356-457-6.
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