Göran

Göran(Swedish name)
Pronunciation	[ˈjœ̂ːran]
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 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)
Göran Kropp (1966–2002), Swedish adventurer and mountaineer
Göran Lagerberg (born 1947), Swedish singer, songwriter, and bass guitarist
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

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