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Goran (also Gûran) (Kurdish: گۆران) is a Kurdish name commonly used for males in the geographical region of Kurdistan and by Kurdish people worldwide. The name is also sometimes a surname. Goran is not to be confused with the Kurdish word, Gorran, which means Change and is also the name of a Kurdish political faction in Iraq.
Scholars have proposed various theories regarding the origin of the name 'Kurd.' Recent scholarship suggests it may derive from the Cyrtii or Corduene, although this remains uncertain, as does the origin of the Kurds themselves. Since most available historical materials come from non-Kurdish sources, scholars must rely on these accounts to ...
Kurdish-inhabited areas in the Middle East (1992) Maunsell's map of 1910, a pre-World War I British ethnographical map of the Middle East, showing the Kurdish regions in yellow (both light and dark) Kurdish (Kurdish: Kurdî or کوردی) is a collection of related dialects spoken by the Kurds. [50]
Kurdish tribes in Armenia and Georgia consist of Yazidis who arrived in Caucasus from the regions of Van, Kars and Dogubayazit during two main waves of migrations, the first wave taking place during the Russo-Ottoman wars of 19th century (1828–1829 and 1879–1882) and the second wave taking place during World War 1, especially during and after the Armenian genocide where Yazidis were also ...
Hazal is a Turkish female given name that means dried tree leaves and autumn flower. [1] Also a Kurdish name as Xezal that means beauty. [2] Many meanings but the most known one is beauty. Example: « ci xezale » that means: « she's really pretty. Hazal Kaya (born 1990), Turkish actress; Hazal Sarıkaya (born 1996), Turkish swimmer
Göran, a Swedish name; Goran (Slavic name), a Slavic name; Goran (Kurdish name), a Kurdish name; Goran language, a language of northern Africa; Goran, Azerbaijan, a village in Azerbaijan; Goran, a 2016 Croatian film
Serhat Baran (born 1974), Kurdish ethno-rock musician Stanisław Baran (1920–1993), Polish football player Witold Baran (1939–2020), Polish middle-distance runner
There are different theories about the origin of the name Kurd. According to one theory, it originates in Middle Persian as كورت kwrt-, a term for "nomad; tent-dweller". [B] After the Muslim conquest of Persia, this term was adopted into Arabic as kurd-, and was used specifically for nomadic tribes. [C]