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.
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Variations
Nicknames and cognomen include Gogi [ɡoɡi], Gogo [ɡoːɡo], Goca [ɡotsa]
female Gorana (Горана)
female Goranka (Горанка)
Name day
February 24 in the Roman Catholic Calendar
July 31 in the Serbian Orthodox Calendar
Notable people
Goran Bogdanović (politician) (born 1963), Serbian politician
Goran Bogdanović (footballer born 1967), retired Serbian footballer
Goran Bregović, Bosnian musician and composer
Goran Bunjevčević, retired Serbian footballer
Goran Dragić, Slovene basketball player
Goran Đorović, retired Serbian footballer
Goran Cvijanović, Slovenian football player
Goran Čolak, Croatian free diver, World champion and World record holder
Goran Gavrančić, Serbian footballer
Goran Hadžić, Serbian politician in Croatia accused of crimes against humanity
Goran Ivanišević, Croatian tennis player, 2001 Wimbledon Champion
Goran Jevtić (actor), Serbian actor and director
Goran Jurić, Croatian and Yugoslavian international footballer
Goran Karan, Croatian pop singer
Goran Klemenčič (born 1972), Slovenian lawyer
Ivan Goran Kovačić, Croatian poet
Goran Marić (footballer) (born 1984), Serbian footballer
Goran Marić (volleyball) (born 1981), Serbian volleyball player
Goran Milev, Serbian actor
Goran Obradović (disambiguation), several people
Goran Pandev, Macedonian football player
Goran Popov, Macedonian footballer
Goran Sablić, Croatian footballer
Goran Senjanović, Croatian physicist
Goran Slavkovski, Macedonian-Swedish footballer
Goran Sukno, Yugoslav Croatian water polo player
Goran Suton, Bosnian-Croat-American basketball player
Goran Višnjić, Croatian actor
Goran Vlaović, Croatian footballer
Goran Vujović, Montenegrin actor
Goran Vuković, Serbian gangster