Baran (باران, pronounced /bɒːɾɒːn/) is a feminine given name, meaning "rain" in all Iranian languages. It is also a surname used in Turkish, Kurdish, and Slavic.
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Surname
Arkadiusz Baran (born 1979), Polish footballer, brother of Grzegorz
Bernard Baran (1965–2014), American child care worker convicted and later exonerated of sex abuse
Grzegorz Baran (born 1982), Polish footballer
Hanna Arsenych-Baran (1970–2021), Ukrainian prose writer, novelist and poet
İbrahim Halil Baran (born 1981), Kurdish poet, politician, writer, and designer
İlhan Baran (1934–2016), Turkish composer
Martin Baran (born 1988), Slovak football player
Martyna Baran (born 2001), Polish speed skater
Paul Baran (1926–2011), American inventor of packet switching
Paul A. Baran (1909–1964), American economist
Phil S. Baran (born 1977), American chemist
Radosław Baran (born 1989), Polish wrestler
Robert Baran (born 1992), Polish wrestler
Serhat Baran (born 1974), Kurdish ethno-rock musician
Stanisław Baran (1920–1993), Polish football player
Witold Baran (1939–2020), Polish middle-distance runner
Zeyno Baran (born 1972), Turkish-born American scholar and journalist
Given name
First name
Baran Kosari (born 1985), Iranian actress
Baran Mogultay (born 2004), German football player
Baran bo Odar (born 1978), German film and TV director and screenwriter
Baran Süzer, Turkish businessman
Baran Bölükbaşı, Turkish Actor
Middle name
Sezgin Baran Korkmaz (born 1977), Turkish businessman