Goran (Slavic name)

Goran (pronounced [ɡǒran]; Cyrillic: Горан) is a Slavic male first name, mostly used in south Slavic countries such as Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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
GenderMale
Language(s)Slavic
Origin
Word/nameSlavic
MeaningWoodsman
Man from the mountains
Highlander
Other names
Alternative spellingCyrillic: Горан
Nickname(s)Gogi
Related namesfemale form Gorana
See alsoGordan

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, Mladi 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

References
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