Comments for GORAN:

Now topical by E.R. actor Goran Visnjic (b. 1972).

-- alberto  12/4/2004

Goran is also a very common Macedonian name.

-- goran1977  7/24/2005

Göran and Goran may look similar for English speakers but they are not pronounced the same way. It is only Göran (with the dots) which is Swedish and pronounced with a soft G-sound (like Y) in the beginning. I am sure Goran is pronounced with a hard G. The dots make all the difference.

-- Ylva  1/11/2006

I'm a fan of Goran Visnjic. I think it's a brilliant name, much better than Göran. Göran is, I think, a bit too Swedish for me.

-- Anonymous User  5/18/2006

Czech and Slovak variant is Horymír.
Pronounced as "Haw-ree-meer" (short -ree-).
Horymír´s nicknames: Horek, Horyna, Mira, Horym.

-- Karcoolka  6/7/2007

Also a masculine name in Slovenia.

-- earthnut  7/2/2007

Goran is also a very common mame in Macedonia. In Macedonia we also say gora (or planina) for mountain and this name is in use from old times. [noted -ed]

-- patron  7/8/2007

Gorjan is another common variant of this name, mostly in Macedonia.

-- Anonymous User  7/11/2007

The musician Goran Bregovic is a famous bearer.

-- lizka  10/7/2007

Goran Višnjić, Croatian actor who lives in USA (ER)
Goran Ivanišević, Croatian retired tennis player who won Wimbledon.

-- enchy  3/6/2009

This name actually originates from the Croatian poet Ivan Goran Kovačić. "Goran" was his nickname related to the part of Croatia from which he comes - Gorski Kotar (literally - mountain region). The name was very popular after WWII because Kovačić, undisputedly a great poet, was also partisan (anti-fascist fighter) killed by Chetniks (Serbian fascists). [noted -ed]

-- munch  7/15/2009

Comments for GÖRAN:

The G is prounced with a soft sound, like Y. The Ö is pronounced like "eu" in Fleur. YEU-ran.

-- Ylva  8/14/2005

Also the real first name of Benny Andersson (Göran Bror Benny Andersson) of ABBA.

-- sariamew456  4/17/2006

My cousin in Sweden (in Umeĺ) is named Göran, and my Swedish cousins pronounce the name as YORN, with a rolled R (as all Rs are in Swedish, apparently no rolling Rs is the most obvious sign of a heavy accent in Sweden). That's just one syllable - contracted I guess - and round your lips when you say Swedish vowels, such as the Ö.

-- greta-elisif  4/17/2006

If Göran is pronounced as Yorn with just one syllable, it must be the local dialect. Göran is usually pronounced with two syllables. I should know, it is a very common name in Sweden and I've met many Görans.

-- Ylva  6/10/2006

The Swedish prime minister and leader of the Social Democratic Party is Göran Persson.

-- Ylva  6/10/2006

I have always found this name to be absolutely hideous, and it boggles the mind why people have used this terrible name in Sweden so frequently and for so long.

-- slight night shiver  5/25/2008

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