Goran (first name)

Goran ( Serbian - Cyrillic Горан ) is a male given name that is common in the Yugoslav successor states . It exists in Kurdish in the same spelling but with a different meaning (see list of Kurdish first names ). It is not to be confused with the Swedish name Göran .

Origin and meaning

Goran translated means "the man from the mountains" or "the miner". Other translations are "Der Mann aus dem Wald" or "Der Waldmensch".

variants

• female Goranka
• female Gorana
• female Gordana

name day

• February 24th → Croatian Catholic Calendar
• July 31 → Serbian Orthodox Calendar

Short names and nicknames

• Gogi [ Gɔgi ]
• Gorčo [ Gɔrtʃɔ ]
• Gorčilo [ Gɔrtʃɪɫɔ ]
• Gogo
• Goca
• Gori
• Goki

Name bearer

• Goran Bregović (* 1950), Bosnian musician and composer
• Goran Čaušić (* 1992), Serbian football player
• Goran Đorović (* 1971), Serbian football player
• Goran Dragić (* 1986), Slovenian basketball player
• Goran Hadžić (1958–2016), Croatian-Serbian politician
• Goran Ivanišević (* 1971), Croatian tennis player
• Goran Karan (* 1964), Croatian singer
• Ivan Goran Kovačić (1913–1943), Croatian poet
• Goran Obradović (* 1976), Serbian football player
• Goran Pandev (born 1983), Macedonian football player
• Goran Sablić (* 1979), Croatian football player
• Goran Simić (singer) (1953-2008), Serbian opera singer (bass)
• Goran Stojanović (handball player, 1966) (* 1966), Serbian handball goalkeeper
• Goran Stojanović (handball player, 1977) (* 1977), Montenegrin handball goalkeeper
• Goran Suton (handball trainer) (1968-2016), Croatian handball trainer
• Goran Tomić (* 1977), Croatian football player
• Goran Višnjić (* 1972), Croatian actor
• Goran Vlaović (* 1972), Croatian football player