Goran
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Goran has more than one meaning;
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[edit] First name
- (Serbian: Горан), (Swedish: Göran) is a male first name often used in Sweden, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia.
[edit] Family name
- Abdulla Goran, a well known Kurdish poet in Iraqi Kurdistan who is believed to be the founder of the modern Kurdish poetry in 20th century.
[edit] Variations
- female Goranka (Serbian: 'Горанка')
- female Gorana (Serbian: 'Горана')
[edit] Nicknames and Cognomen
- Gogi [Gɔgi]
- Gogo [Gɔgo]
- Gorčo [Gɔrtʃɔ]
- Gorčilo [Gɔrtʃɪɫɔ]
[edit] Origin and Meaning
- Croatia Goran translated means "the man from the mountains" or "mountain man"
- Serbia Goran translated means "the big one" or "the tall one"
[edit] Name Day
- February, 24th → Croatian-Catholic Calendar
- July, 31st → Serbian-Orthodox Calendar
[edit] Famous namesakes
- Goran Nenadic, Serbian mathematician
- Goran Obradović, Serbian Soccer player
- Goran Stojanović, Serbian Handball-goalkeeper
- Goran Bregović, musician and composer
- Goran Ivanišević, 2001 Croatian Wimbledon Champion
- Goran Višnjić, Croatian actor
- Ivan Goran Kovačić, Croatian poet
- Goran Karan, Croatian singer/performer
- Goran Filipec, Croatian pianist
- Goran Pandev, Macedonian Soccer player
- Göran Persson Swedish Prime minister (1996-2006)
- Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish Soccer coach
- Göran Folkestad, Swedish musician
- Göran Gentele, Swedish actor
- Göran Högosta, Swedish Ice-hockey player
- Göran Johansson, Swedish politician
- Göran Lennmarker, Swedish politician
[edit] Langues and peoples
- Dazaga language (also called "Goran")
- Goran is also the name of a part of Kurdish people living in the border towns between western Iran and northern Iraq in the region known as Hawraman which is located in southern part of the Kurdistan geocultural region in Middle East. They speak in Hewrami (or Gorani) branch of Kurdish language.