Goran

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This article is about the Slavic name. For the Kurdish name, see Goran (Kurdish name). For the Swedish name, see Göran. For the Major Case Squad detective on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, see Bobby Goren. For other uses, see Goran (disambiguation).
Goran
Gender Male
Language(s) South 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 South Slavic male first name, mostly used in republics of Former Yugoslavia, such as Croatia, Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Goran is a Slavic, Pre-Christian (BC) name. Purely Slavic origin non-biblican or christian. Goran meaning in old Slav tradition means "highlinder" 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].

Name day

  • February 24 in the Roman Catholic Calendar
  • July 31 in the Serbian Orthodox Calendar

Famous namesakes

See also

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