Gordana (first name)
Gordana [pronunciation 'gɔʁˌdana ] is a Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian female given name. Cyrillic spelling (Serbia): Гордана. In Slavonic, the name is stressed on the 1st syllable. A common nickname is Goca [pronunciation 'go: tsa ].
meaning
The name is derived from gord (old-South Slavic = proud, dignified) and means about the proud or proud Anna (Ana = form of Anna). The name was popularized by the novel Gordana by the Croatian writer Marija Jurić Zagorka from 1935. The male form is Gordan .
Name bearers
- Gordana Mihailova Bošnakoska (* 1940 in Bitola), Macedonian poet
- Gordana Kuić (* 1942 in Belgrade), Serbian writer
- Gordana Perkučin (born 1962 in Novi Kneževac), Yugoslav table tennis player
- Gordana "Goga" Sekulić (* 1977 in Pljevlja), popular turbo folk singer
- Gordana Tržan (* 1974 in Belgrade), stage name: Goca Tržan, Serbian pop singer
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gordana on behindthename.com (Engl.)
- ↑ a b Gordan on behindthename.com (Engl.)