Name Element GORA

Type Word
Usage Old Slavic (Hypothetical)
Scripts гора(Church Slavic)

Meaning & History

Slavic word meaning "mountain" [1][2].

Related Items

Given Name DescendantsGoran(Bulgarian) Goran, Goranka(Croatian) Horymír(Czech) Goran, Gorica(Macedonian) Goran, Goranka(Serbian) Goran(Slovene)
Surname DescendantsGoranov, Goranova(Bulgarian) Horák, Horáková, Hornick, Horník, Horníková(Czech) Horowitz(Jewish) Gorecka, Gorecki, Górka, Górska, Górski(Polish) Hornick, Horník, Horníková(Slovak)
Place Name DescendantsHořovice(Czech) Horowitz(German) Górka(Polish)

Sources & References

  1. Derksen, Rick. Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon. Brill, 2008, page 177.
  2. Trubachyov, Oleg. Etimologicheskiy Slovar Slavyanskikh Yazykov (vol. 7). Moscow, 1974-, page 29.
Entry updated April 23, 2024