Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

joran

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: jo-ran
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name.

Example Sentences

"To Mr. and Mrs. Jose Alicea Jr. of Norwalk, a boy, Joran, on Sept. 2."
"Born 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."
"Erickson, Andrea and Gary, boy, Alrik Joran."
"Greg is survived by his […] grandchildren, […] Joran “Tootsie” Johnson, […]"

Etymology

* 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.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: Joran, יוֹרָם, Jøran, Jöran

Questions

What does joran mean?: A male given name.
Where does joran come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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