Göran
Appearance
Pronunciation | [ˈjœ̂ːran] |
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Gender | Male |
Language(s) | Swedish |
Origin | |
Meaning | farmer, earth-worker |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Jöran |
Related names | George |
Göran or Jöran (both pronounced [ˈjœ̂ːran]) is the Swedish form of George, not to be confused with the Slavic Goran.
Notable people with the name include:
- Göran Andersson, Swedish sport sailor
- Göran Bror Benny Andersson Swedish musician, composer, and member of the group ABBA
- Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish football coach
- Göran Folkestad, Swedish musician
- Göran Gentele, Swedish actor
- Göran Gunnarsson, Swedish lieutenant general
- Göran Hägglund, Swedish politician, former leader of the Christian Democrats
- Jöran Hägglund, Swedish politician, secretary of the Centre party
- Göran Högosta, Swedish ice hockey player
- Göran Johansson, Swedish politician, mayor of Gothenburg
- Göran Kropp, Swedish adventurer and mountaineer
- Göran Lagerberg, Swedish musician
- Göran Lennmarker, Swedish politician
- Göran Malmqvist, Swedish linguist, literary historian
- Göran Mårtensson, Swedish Army lieutenant general
- Göran Söllscher, Swedish classical guitarist
- Göran Persson Swedish prime minister (1996–2006)
- Jöran Persson, Swedish official during the 16th century