Göran

Göran(Swedish name)
Pronunciation[ˈjœ̂ːran]
GenderMale
Language(s)Swedish
Origin
Meaningfarmer, earth-worker
Other names
Alternative spellingJöran
Related namesGeorge

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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