Goran (Kurdish name)

Goran
Pronunciation Gô•rân
Gender Male
Origin
Word/name Kurdish
Meaning Goran Region, music, mountains
Region of origin Kurdistan
Other names
Related names Guran, Gûran
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Goran (also Guran) is a Kurdish name commonly used for males in the geographical region of Kurdistan and by Kurdish people worldwide. The name is also sometimes a surname.

Goran is not to be confused with the Kurdish word, Gorran, which means Change and is also the name of a Kurdish political faction in Iraq.

Origin and Meaning

In Kurdish, Gorani may refer to the Gorani language spoken by several millions of ethnic Kurds, or the geographical subregions of Hewraman and Garmian situated in the southeastern part of Kurdistan. In this context, the name Goran means someone who is of the Gorani-speakers or Gorani regions. The origins of the name are unclear but some scholars believe the name originates from the Avestan word gairi meaning mountain.[1]

In Kurdish, gorani also means music.[2]

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