Golan
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See also: golan
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Hebrew גּוֹלָן (golán).
Proper noun[edit]
Golan (countable and uncountable, plural Golans)
- (historical) A city in the Middle East, generally identified with modern-day Sahm el-Jaulān in Daraa governorate, Syria.
- A region in the Middle East, in northwest Syria, under Israeli occupation since 1967; same as the Golan Heights.
- A habitational surname from Hebrew.
Derived terms[edit]
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Golan is the 27185th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 890 individuals. Golan is most common among White (88.99%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Golan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 59.
Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɔ.lan/, (traditional) /ɡoˈlan/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɔlan, (traditional) -an
- Hyphenation: Gò‧lan, (traditional) Go‧làn
Proper noun[edit]
Golan m
- A region in the Middle East, in northwest Syria, under Israeli occupation since 1967; same as the Golan Heights.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Golan in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams[edit]
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Hebrew
- English terms derived from Hebrew
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms with historical senses
- en:Cities in Syria
- en:Places in Syria
- English surnames
- English surnames from Hebrew
- Italian 2-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔlan
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔlan/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Italian/an
- Rhymes:Italian/an/2 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian masculine nouns