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

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, Mladi Gorani was a Yugoslav Youth Organization tasked with re-foresting Yugoslav highlands.

Variations

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

Name day

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

Famous namesakes

* Goran Bogdanović (politician) (born 1963), Serbian politician * Goran Bogdanović (footballer born 1967), retired Serbian footballer *

Goran Bregović Goran Bregović ( sr-Cyrl, Горан Бреговић; born 22 March 1950) is a recording artist born in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is one of the most internationally known modern musicians and composers of the Slavic speaking countries in the ...

, Bosnian musician and composer * Goran Bunjevčević, retired Serbian footballer *

Goran Dragić Goran Dragić (born 6 May 1986) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "the Dragon", he played professional basketball in Slovenia and Spain before entering the NBA in 2008. Dragić also played for the Phoenix Suns, Miam ...

, 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

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Goran Ivanišević Goran Ivanišević (; born 13 September 1971) is a Croatian former professional tennis player and current coach. He was ranked world No. 2 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in July 1994. Ivanišević won 22 ATP To ...

, Croatian tennis player, 2001 Wimbledon Champion *

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

, 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 Z ...

, Croatian and Yugoslavian international footballer *

Goran Karan Goran Karan (born 2 April 1964) is a Croatian singer-songwriter. He specializes in songs influenced by Dalmatian folk music and is known for his powerful and refined tenor voice. Karan's collaboration with composer Zdenko Runjić led to some of h ...

, Croatian pop singer *

Goran Klemenčič Goran Klemenčič (born 28 May 1972, in Kranj, Yugoslavia) is a Slovene lawyer and public servant, notable as commissioner of the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption of the Republic of Slovenia.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 the town of Lukovdol, Vrbovsko municipality, in Gorski Kotar, to a Croat father, Ivan Kovačić, and Transylvani ...

, Croatian poet * Goran Marić (footballer) (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, Bosnian-American basketball player who played for

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Goran Višnjić Goran Višnjić ( ; born 9 September 1972) is a Croatian actor. He is best known for his roles as Dr. Luka Kovač in '' ER'' and Garcia Flynn in '' Timeless'', both NBC television series. For ''ER'', he and the cast were nominated for two Scre ...

, Croatian actor * Goran Vlaović, Croatian footballer * Goran Milev, Serbian actor * Goran Vujović, Montenegrin actor *

Goran Vuković Goran Vuković (; 1959 – 12 December 1994) was a Serbian gangster who earned his nickname ''Majmun'' () due to his unique style of breaking and entering apartment building units: climbing and scaling the structures, utilizing balconies and ...

, Serbian gangster

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