Göran
Göran(Swedish name)Pronunciation | [ˈjœ̂ːran] |
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Gender | Male |
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Language(s) | Swedish |
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Meaning | farmer, earth-worker |
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Alternative spelling | Jöran |
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Related names | George |
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Göran or Jöran (both pronounced [ˈjœ̂ːran]) is a Swedish form of George, not to be confused with the Slavic Goran.
Notable people with the name include:
- Göran Andersson (sailor, born 1939) (1939–2020), Swedish sailor in the 1960 Olympics
- Göran Andersson (sailor, born 1956), Swedish sailor in the 1980 Olympics
- Göran Bror Benny Andersson (born 1946), Swedish musician, composer, and member of the pop band ABBA
- Göran Folkestad (born 1952), Swedish songwriter, singer, and music professor
- Göran Gentele (1917–1972), Swedish opera manager, director, and actor
- Göran Gunnarsson (born 1950), Swedish lieutenant general
- Göran Hägglund (born 1959), Swedish politician, former leader of the Christian Democrats, and former Minister for Social Affairs
- Göran Högosta (born 1954), Swedish ice hockey player
- Göran Johansson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Göran Kropp (1966–2002), Swedish adventurer and mountaineer
- Göran Lagerberg (born 1947), Swedish singer, songwriter, and bass guitarist
- Göran Larsson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Göran Lennmarker (born 1943), Swedish politician
- Göran Magnusson (chemist) (1942–2000), Swedish chemist
- Göran Magnusson (politician) (1939–2010), Swedish politician
- Göran Malmqvist (1924–2019), Swedish linguist and literary historian
- Göran Mårtensson (born 1960), Swedish Army lieutenant general
- Göran Persson (born 1949), Swedish politician, former prime minister (1996–2006), and former leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party
- Göran or Jöran Persson (c. 1530–1568), King Eric XIV of Sweden's most trusted counsellor and head of the king's network of spies
- Göran Persson i Simrishamn (born 1960), Swedish politician
- Göran Ryding (1916–2007), Swedish diplomat
- Göran Söllscher (born 1955), Swedish classical guitarist
See also
- Joran, a list of people with the given name Jöran, Jøran or Joran
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