Goran (Kurdish name)
Goran (also Guran) is a Kurdish name commonly used for males in the geographical region of Kurdistan and by Kurdish people worldwide. The name is also sometimes a surname. Goran is not to be confused with the Kurdish word, "Gorran", which means "Change" and is also the name of a Kurdish political faction in Iraq. Origin and Meaning. In Kurdish, "Gorani" may refer to the Gorani language spoken by several millions of ethnic Kurds, or the geographical subregions of Hewraman and Garmian situated in the southeastern part of Kurdistan. In this context, the name "Goran" means "someone  who is of the Gorani-speakers or Gorani regions". The origins of the name are unclear but some scholars believe the name originates from the Avestan word "gairi" meaning mountain, and in the modern Kurdish language, "Goran" also means highlander or mountaineer. The name has the same meaning in Slavic languages. In Kurdish, "gorani" also means music.