Gorgan

See also: gorĝan

English

Alternative forms

Gurgan (Classical Persian)

Etymology

From Persian ‎ (gorgân); see it for more. Related to Hyrcania.

Proper noun

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.

Synonyms

Astrabad, Astarabad, Asterabad

Related terms

Jurjan
Hyrcania

Translations

the old city

Arabic: جُرْجَان‎ (jurjān)
Middle Persian: 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢𐭠𐭭‎ (Gurgān)
Persian: گرگان‎ (gorgân), جرجان‎ (jorjân)

the modern city

Kazakh: please add this translation if you can
Persian: گرگان‎ (gorgân), استرآباد‎ (astar-âbâd, aster-âbâd, ester-âbâd)
Russian: Горга́н m (Gorgán)
Uzbek: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

Grogan, roggan

Romanian

Etymology

From gorgan.

Proper noun

Gorgan m (genitive/dative lui Gorgan)

A village in Cenade, Alba, Romania
A river in Alba, Romania, tributary to the Hopârta
a surname

References

Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎, Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică

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