Comments for the name Goran

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

Goran is also a very common Macedonian name.

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.

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.

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

Also a masculine name in Slovenia.

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]

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

The musician Goran Bregovic is a famous bearer.

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

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. [noted -ed]

You are obviously deluded - to claim that Goran originates 50yrs ago when the name has been around since the word "gora" exists is ridiculous.

"Highlander" would be a better translation rather than "mountain man".

Goran does mean 'mountain man' and it is also a Serbian name - after all Goran Visnjic is part Serbian (his dad is a Serb from Montenegro). Another famous person is Goran Bregovic (another famous part-Serb, part-Croat composer).

Goran neither originates nor was it popularised by the Croat poet.