Girl · South Slavic
Gordana
Say it: GOR-dah-nah
Meaning
A South Slavic name usually linked to gord 'proud', though some connect it to the city of Gordion or the Gordian knot; not settled.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
A common Serbian and Croatian name in the mid-20th century.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 40 babies given this name since 1971
- At its height in 1972, about 1 in 217,300 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Гордана
| Macedonian | Gordana |
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Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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