Goran
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Goran is a Slavic, Pre-Christian (BC) name. Purely Slavic origin non-biblican or christian. Goran meaning in old Slav tradition means "highlinder" 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 Gorani was a Yugoslav Youth Organization tasked with re-foresting Yugoslav highlands.
Variations
Nicknames and cognomen include Gogi [ɡoɡi], Gogo [ɡoːɡo].
Name day
- February 24 in the Roman Catholic Calendar
- July 31 in the Serbian Orthodox Calendar
Famous namesakes
- Goran Bogdanović (politician) (born 1963), Serbian politician
- Goran Bogdanović (footballer born 1967), retired Serbian footballer
- Goran Bregović, Bosnian musician and composer
- Goran Bunjevčević, Serbian footballer
- Goran Dragic, Slovene basketball player
- Goran Čolak, Croatian free diver, World champion and World record holder
- Goran Gavrančić, Serbian footballer
- Goran Hadžić, Serbian politician in Croatia
- Goran Ivanišević, Croatian tennis player, 2001 Wimbledon Champion
- Goran Jurić, Croatian and Yugoslavian international footballer
- Goran Karan, Croatian pop singer
- Goran Marić (footballer) (born 1984), Serbian footballer
- Goran Marić (volleyball) (born 1981), Serbian volleyball player
- Goran Pandev, Macedonian football player
- Goran Popov, Macedonian footballer
- Goran Sablić, Croatian footballer
- Goran Senjanović, Croatian physicist
- Goran Slavkovski, Macedonian-Swedish footballer
- Goran Suton, Bosnian-American basketball player who played for Michigan State University
- Goran Višnjić, Croatian actor
- Goran Vlaovic, Croatian footballer
- Ivan Goran Kovačić, Croatian poet
- Goran Cvijanović, Slovenian football player