Meanings
- A male given name.
Erickson, Andrea and Gary, boy, Alrik Joran.
2011 December 18, “[Births] Duluth”, in Duluth News Tribune, Duluth, Minn., →ISSN, →OCLC, page F7, column 23 more examples
To Mr. and Mrs. Jose Alicea Jr. of Norwalk, a boy, Joran, on Sept. 2.
1990 November 9, “Introducing”, in The Advocate, volume 162, number 214, Stamford, Conn., →ISSN, →OCLC, page A4, column 6Born to Mr. and Mrs. Toby James Clements (nee: Aaran Melanie Guillory) of Franklin, a boy, Joran Valdimere Clements, on Dec. 21 at Teche Regional Medical Center in Morgan City.
2006 January 3, “Birth Announcements”, in The Daily Review, volume 44, number 1, Morgan City, La., →OCLC, page 3, columns 2–3Greg is survived by his […] grandchildren, […] Joran “Tootsie” Johnson, […]
2023 February 24, “[Obituaries] Gregory L. Johnson”, in The Bismarck Tribune, volume 149, number 55, Bismarck, N.D.: Lee Enterprises, →ISSN, →OCLC, page A7, column 1
Origin
- SwedishJöran
- NorwegianJøran
- Hebrewיוֹרָם
- DutchJoran
- EnglishJoran
* From Dutch Joran, possibly a variant of Joram, from Hebrew יוֹרָם, a contracted form of יְהוֹרָם (yehorám, “Jehoram”). * From Norwegian Jøran and Swedish Jöran, related to English George.
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Joran. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Joran
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