Goran (Kurdish name)
Encyclopedia
Goran 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
.
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.
In Kurdish, gorani also means music.
Kurdish people
The Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...
name commonly used for males in the geographical region of Kurdistan and by Kurdish people
Kurdish people
The Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...
worldwide. The name is also sometimes a surname.
Goran is not to be confused with the Kurdish
Kurdish people
The Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...
word, Gorran, which means Change and is also the name of a Kurdish
Kurdish people
The Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...
political faction in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
.
Origin and Meaning
In Kurdish, Gorani may refer to the Gorani languageGorani language
Gorani is a Northwestern Iranian language, that includes Hewrami, and is spoken by Kurdish populations in the southernmost parts of Iranian Kurdistan and the Iraqi Kurdistan region. Some linguists classify it as a member of the Zaza–Gorani branch of the Northwestern Iranian languages...
spoken by several millions of ethnic Kurds, or the geographical subregions of Hewraman
Hewraman
Hawrāmān or Ōrāmān is a mountainous region located in western Iran or Iranian Kurdistan, which includes the cities of Pawe and Meriwan, and north-eastern Iraq or Iraqi Kurdistan, which includes the city Halabja. The inhabitants of Hewraman are Kurdish people that speak Hewrami, part of the...
and Garmian
Garmian
Garmian, is a historical region around the city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq. It is located at southeast of the Little Zab, southwest of the mountains of Shahrazor, northeast of the Tigris and the Jabal Hamrin, although sometimes including parts of southwest of the Jabal Hamrin, and northwest of...
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.
In Kurdish, gorani also means music.
First name
- Goran Kamil, a well known KurdishKurdish peopleThe Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...
musician from Iraqi KurdistanIraqi KurdistanIraqi Kurdistan or Kurdistan Region is an autonomous region of Iraq. It borders Iran to the east, Turkey to the north, Syria to the west and the rest of Iraq to the south. The regional capital is Arbil, known in Kurdish as Hewlêr...
who is highly skilled in adapting the oudOudThe oud is a pear-shaped stringed instrument commonly used in North African and Middle Eastern music. The modern oud and the European lute both descend from a common ancestor via diverging paths...
instrument to modern and traditional Kurdish music.
Family name
- Abdulla GoranAbdulla GoranAbdulla Goran was a Kurdish poet. He undoubtedly brought about a revolution in Kurdish poetry, and is also called the father of modern Kurdish literature. At this time Kurdish poetry was loaded with hundreds of years of foreign heritage, especially Arabic...
, a 20th century late KurdishKurdish peopleThe Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...
writer and poet from Iraqi KurdistanIraqi KurdistanIraqi Kurdistan or Kurdistan Region is an autonomous region of Iraq. It borders Iran to the east, Turkey to the north, Syria to the west and the rest of Iraq to the south. The regional capital is Arbil, known in Kurdish as Hewlêr...
who is regarded by Kurds as the father of modern KurdishKurdish languageKurdish is a dialect continuum spoken by the Kurds in western Asia. It is part of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian group of Indo-European languages....
literature.