Gorgan

Gorgan

See also: gorĝan

English

Alternative forms

• Gurgan (Classical Persian)

Etymology

From Persian گرگان‎ (gorgân); see it for more. Related to Hyrcania.

Proper noun

Gorgan

1. (historical) Hyrcania.
2. (historical) An old city in the region of Hyrcania destroyed in the Mongol invasion; Jurjan.
3. Capital of the modern-day Golestan province of Iran; formerly called Astrabad.

Synonyms

• Astrabad, Astarabad, Asterabad

Related terms

• Jurjan
• Hyrcania

Translations

the old city

Arabic: جُرْجَان‎ (jurjān) Middle Persian: 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢𐭠𐭭‎ (Gurgān) Persian: گرگان‎ (gorgân), جرجان‎ (jorjân)

the modern city

Kazakh: please add this translation if you can Persian: گرگان‎ (gorgân), استرآباد‎ (astarâbâd, asterâbâd, esterâbâd) Russian: Горга́н m (Gorgán) Uzbek: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

• Grogan, roggan

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Romanian

Etymology

From gorgan.

Proper noun

Gorgan m (genitive/dative lui Gorgan)

1. A village in Cenade, Alba, Romania
2. A river in Alba, Romania, tributary to the Hopârta
3. a surname

References

• Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎, Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică