Goran (; ) is a Slavic male first name, mostly used in south Slavic countries such as

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. 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

Nicknames and cognomen include Gogi , Gogo . * female Goranka (Горанка) * female Gorana (Горана), nickname Goca

Name day

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

Famous namesakes

Goran Bogdanović (politician) Goran Bogdanović ( sr-cyr, Горан Богдановић) is a Serbian politician who served as the Minister for Kosovo and Metohija in the Cabinet of Mirko Cvetković from 2008 to 2012. Early years and education He was born in 1963 in Ra� ...

(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 Goran Đorović ( sr-Cyrl, Горан Ђopoвић; born 11 November 1971) is a Serbian retired footballer who played mainly a central defender but also as a left back. In his country, he played for Prishtina and Red Star. He spent the rest of h ...

, retired Serbian footballer * Goran Cvijanović, Slovenian football player *

Goran Čolak Goran Čolak (born 24 April 1983 in Zagreb) is a Croatian free-diver. Career Čolak started his amateur free diving career in 2006 when he entered his first competition, the Submania Cup in Zagreb. Less than one year later, he won his first Cr ...

, Croatian free diver, World champion and World record holder *

Goran Gavrančić Goran Gavrančić (Serbian Cyrillic: Горан Гавранчић; born 2 August 1978) is a former Serbian professional footballer who played as a defender. He represented Serbia and Montenegro at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Club career His care ...

, Serbian footballer *

Goran Hadžić Goran Hadžić ( sr-cyrl, Горан Хаџић, ; 7 September 1958 – 12 July 2016) was a war criminal and a nationalist politician of the self-proclaimed Republic of Serbian Krajina, in office during the Croatian War of Independence. He was ...

, Serbian politician in Croatia accused of

crimes against humanity Crimes against humanity are widespread or systemic acts committed by or on behalf of a ''de facto'' authority, usually a state, that grossly violate human rights. Unlike war crimes, crimes against humanity do not have to take place within the ...

* Goran Ivanišević, Croatian tennis player, 2001 Wimbledon Champion *

Goran Jevtić (actor) Goran Jevtić ( sr-Cyrl, Горан Јевтић; born 18 January 1978) is a Serbian actor and director. During his two decade long career, Jevtić has composed a prolific range of performances notable in film, television and theater. He is the r ...

, Serbian actor and director *

Goran Jurić Goran "Goca" Jurić (born 5 February 1963) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a defender. During his career, he played for Velež Mostar, Red Star Belgrade, Celta Vigo, Croatia Zagreb, Yokohama F. Marinos, and NK Zagre ...

, Croatian and Yugoslavian international footballer * Goran Karan, Croatian pop singer *

Ivan Goran Kovačić Ivan Goran Kovačić (; 21 March 1913 – 12 July 1943) was a Croatian poet and writer. Early life and background He was born in Lukovdol (part of Vrbovsko), a town in Gorski Kotar, to a Croat father, Ivan Kovačić, and Transylvanian Jewi ...

, Croatian poet *

Goran Marić (footballer) Goran Marić Govorcin (Serbian Cyrillic: Горан Mapић; born 23 March 1984) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his professional career in Spain, almost exclusively in the lower leagues with Celta de ...

(born 1984), Serbian footballer * Goran Marić (volleyball) (born 1981), Serbian volleyball player * 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 Suton Goran Suton (born 11 August 1985) is a Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian-Croat former professional basketball player who last played for CB Estudiantes, Movistar Estudiantes of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball, college basketba ...

, Bosnian-American basketball player who played for

Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the first of its kind in the United States. It ...

* Goran Višnjić, Croatian actor *

Goran Vlaović Goran Vlaović (born 7 August 1972) is a Croatian retired footballer who played as a striker. Club career Born in Nova Gradiška, Vlaović started his professional career with Osijek in 1989 and moved to HAŠK Građanski in 1992, before goi ...

, Croatian footballer * Goran Milev, Serbian actor *

Goran Vuković Goran "Majmun" Vuković ( sr, Горан "Мајмун" Вуковић; 1959 – 12 December 1994) was a Serbian gangster who earned his nickname ''Majmun'' ('Monkey') due to his unique style of breaking and entering apartment building units: cli ...

, Serbian gangster

References

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