Göran
See also: Goran and Gøran
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German Jurian. Related to modern German Jürgen and English George. First recorded in Sweden as Jöran in 1509.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjøːˌran/
Proper noun
Göran c (genitive Görans)
- A male given name.
Related terms
- (male given names) Georg, Örjan
- (surnames) Göransson
Descendants
- → Norwegian: Gøran
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 86 227 males with the given name Göran living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.