Göran
"Joran" redirects here. For the convicted felon, see Joran van der Sloot.
This article is about the Swedish name. For the Slavic name, see Goran. For other uses, see Goran (disambiguation).
Göran | |
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Pronunciation | [ˈjøːran] |
Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Swedish |
Origin | |
Meaning | farmer, earth-worker |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Jöran |
Related names | George |
Göran or Jöran (both pronounced [ˈjøːran]) is the Swedish form of George, not to be confused with the Slavic Goran.
Famous namesakes
- Göran Fransson Swedish Construction Manager living in Fredrikstad Norway
- Göran Persson Swedish prime minister (1996–2006)
- Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish football coach
- Göran Philipson, professional chess player and storm chasing pioneer.
- Göran Folkestad, Swedish musician
- Göran Gentele, Swedish actor
- Göran Högosta, Swedish ice hockey player
- Göran Johansson, Swedish politician, mayor of Gothenburg
- Göran Lennmarker, Swedish politician
- Göran Hägglund, Swedish politician, leader of the Christian Democrats
- Göran Söllscher, Swedish classical guitarist
- Jöran Hägglund, Swedish politician, secretary of the Centre party.
- Jöran Persson, Swedish official during the 16th century
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