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Goran (Slavic name)

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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 (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.

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

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Nicknames and cognomen include Gogi [ɡoɡi], Gogo [ɡoːɡo], Goca [ɡotsa]

Name day

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  • February 24 in the Roman Catholic Calendar
  • July 31 in the Serbian Orthodox Calendar

Famous namesakes

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