SURNAMEEntry 1,091
Boran
“squall, thunderstorm”1
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- Letters / syllables
- 5 / 2
- Formation
- Plain noun
- Vowel harmony
- back
- Initial
- B
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How do you pronounce Boran?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Boran mean?
A boran is a squall, a storm of wind, lightning and thunder with heavy rain. Nişanyan connects the word with Mongolian boruġa(n) ‘rain’. Turkish Wiktionary also lists it as a male given name in the sense of bora ‘gale’; there is a village called Boran in Malatya.1
Grammar Bare noun.
That Boran goes back to boran and boruġa(n) is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.
Boran is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.
How was the name Boran formed?
Boran is the word boran (“squall, thunderstorm”), taken unchanged as a surname.
Who are some well-known people named Boran?
- Behice Boran politician 1910–1987
- Orhan Boran actor 1928–2012
- Hikmet Boran physician 1901–1945
- Mehmet Kamil Boran politician 1907–1988
- Metin Boran author 1966–
- Erol Boran writer 1967–
- Fatma Boran researcher
- Gökhan Boran researcher
People surnamed Boran as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Boran also a first name?
Yes. Boran is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “squall, thunderstorm”.
Boran as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Boran?
Bora, Fırtına and Tufan share gloss keywords with Boran within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Boran?
Read the root, formation and register information for Boran alongside this guide: How to research a Turkish surname and family tree.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: boran
- 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: boran
- 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Boran
- 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Boran
- Q1
What does the surname Boran mean?
- A boran is a squall, a storm of wind, lightning and thunder with heavy rain. Nişanyan connects the word with Mongolian boruġa(n) ‘rain’. Turkish Wiktionary also lists it as a male given name in the sense of bora ‘gale’; there is a village called Boran in Malatya.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Boran?
- The root word of Boran is boran (Turkic): “squall with wind, lightning and downpour”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Boran?
- Bo·ran, 2 syllables; IPA: /boˈɾan/.