Goral

See also: Góral, góral, and goral

English

Etymology 1

From Polish góral; ultimately from Proto-Slavic *goraľь (“mountain dweller”).

Noun

Goral (plural Gorals)

1. A member of an ethnographic or ethnic group traditionally found in southern Poland, northern Slovakia, and the region of Cieszyn Silesia in the Czech Republic.

Etymology 2

From Polish Goral and Góral, from góral; ultimately from Proto-Slavic *goraľь (“mountain dweller”).

Proper noun

Goral (plural Gorals)

1. A surname from Polish.

Alternative forms

• Gorall, Gorol, Goroll, Gural

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Goral is the 26671^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 913 individuals. Goral is most common among White (94.09%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Goral”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 66.

Anagrams

• Largo, argol, gloar, largo, orgal, rolag

Polish

Alternative forms

• Gorol, Góral, Gural (surnames)

Etymology

From góral.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔ.ral/
• Rhymes: -ɔral
• Syllabification: Go‧ral

Proper noun

Goral m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Goral

	singular	plural
nominative	Goral	Goralowie
genitive	Gorala	Goralów
dative	Goralowi	Goralom
accusative	Gorala	Goralów
instrumental	Goralem	Goralami
locative	Goralu	Goralach
vocative	Goralu	Goralowie

Proper noun

Goral f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Further reading

• “Goral”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022