- Goran
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footnotes =Goran may refer to:
First name
* Goran (Serbian: "Горан") is a male first name often used in Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria and Macedonia.
Family name
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Abdulla Goran , a well known Kurdish poet inIraqi Kurdistan who is believed to be the founder of the modern Kurdish poetry in 20th century.Variations
* female
Goranka (Serbian: 'Горанка')
* female Gorana (Serbian: 'Горана')Nicknames and cognomen
* Goca/Gozza [IPA|Gɔ'tsa] (authentic to
Montenegro andSerbia )
* Gogi [IPA|Gɔgi]
* Gogo [IPA|Gɔgo]
* Gorčo [IPA|Gɔrtʃɔ]
* Gorčilo [IPA|Gɔrtʃɪɫɔ]
* Gorki
* Goksi/GoxiOrigin and Meaning
* In
Croatia ,Serbia and Macedonia "Goran" translated means "the man from the mountains" "or" "highlander"
* The name can also have a metaphorical meaning as "the big one" "or" "the tall one"
* In Kurdish "Goran" is one of the kurdish tribes, historically the Gorans were settledYazdani agriculturalists as opposed to the muslim nomad "Kurmanj".Name day
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February 24 → Croatian-Catholic Calendar
*July 31 → Serbian-Orthodox CalendarFamous namesakes
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Goran Bregović , Serbian musician and composer
*Goran Ivanišević , Croatian tennis player, 2001 Wimbledon Champion
*Goran Slavkovski , Macedonian-Swedish footballer
*Goran Popov , Macedonian footballer
*Goran Bogdanović , Serbian politician
*Goran Višnjić , Croatian actor
*Goran Vlaovic , Croatian footballer
*Goran Gavrancic , Serbian footballer
*Ivan Goran Kovačić , Croatian poet
*Goran Karan , Croatian pop singer
*Goran Juric , Croatian and Yugoslavian international footballer
*Goran Pandev , Macedonian football player
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