Goran

Gender Masculine
Usage Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bulgarian
Scripts Горан(Serbian, Macedonian, Bulgarian)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈɡǒ.ran/(Croatian, Serbian)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Derived from South Slavic gora meaning "mountain". It was popularized by the Croatian poet Ivan Goran Kovačić (1913-1943), who got his middle name because of the mountain town where he was born.

Related Names

Rootgora
Feminine FormsGoranka(Croatian) Goranka(Serbian) Gorica(Macedonian)
Surname DescendantsGoranov, Goranova(Bulgarian)
Same SpellingGöran, Gøran
User SubmissionGorán

Popularity

People think this name is

formal   natural   wholesome   strong   rough   strange   serious  

Name Days

Croatia: February 5
Croatia: February 24
Croatia: March 26
Croatia: July 7

Categories

chess Grandmasters, earth, isograms, landforms, mountain, poets, rare Bulgarian, saints, world leaders
Entry updated April 23, 2024