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BoyPronounced Croatian /ˈɡǒ.ran/; Macedonian /ˈɡɔ.ɾan/; Bulgarian /ɡo.ˈran/Swedish language family

Göran

This name is derived from South Slavic gora meaning "mountain".

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Göran is a boy name.

Pronunciation: Croatian /ˈɡǒ.ran/; Macedonian /ˈɡɔ.ɾan/; Bulgarian /ɡo.ˈran/.

GenderBoy
PronunciationCroatian /ˈɡǒ.ran/; Macedonian /ˈɡɔ.ɾan/; Bulgarian /ɡo.ˈran/
Language familySwedish

Meaning and history

This name is 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.

Notes and context

Usage: croatian, serbian, slovene, macedonian, bulgarian | Serbian: Горан