Gorgan
See also: gorĝan
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- Gurgan (Classical Persian)
Etymology edit
From Iranian Persian گرگان (gorgân), from Classical Persian گرگان (gurgān); see it for more. Related to Hyrcania.
Proper noun edit
Gorgan
- (historical) Hyrcania.
- (historical) An old city in the region of Hyrcania destroyed in the Mongol invasion; Jurjan.
- Capital of the modern-day Golestan province of Iran; formerly called Astrabad.
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the old city
the modern city
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
From gorgan.
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Proper noun edit
Gorgan m (genitive/dative lui Gorgan)
References edit
- Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names][1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică