Baran (name)
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.
Surname
- Arkadiusz Baran, Polish footballer
- Bernard Baran, American child care worker convicted and later exonerated of sex abuse
- Hanna Arsenych-Baran, Ukrainian prose writer, novelist and poet
- İbrahim Halil Baran, Kurdish poet, politician, writer, and designer
- İlhan Baran, Turkish composer
- Martin Baran, Slovak football player
- Paul Baran, American inventor of packet switching
- Paul A. Baran, American economist
- Phil S. Baran, American chemist
- Radosław Baran, Polish wrestler
- Robert Baran, Polish wrestler
- Serhat Baran, Kurdish ethno-rock musician
- Stanisław Baran, Polish football player
- Witold Baran, Polish middle-distance runner
- Zeyno Baran, Turkish-born American scholar and journalist
Given name
First name
- Baran Kosari, Iranian actress
- Baran Mogultay, German football player
- Baran bo Odar, German film and TV director and screenwriter
- Baran Süzer, Turkish businessman
- Baran Bölükbaşı, Turkish Actor
Middle name
- Sezgin Baran Korkmaz, Turkish businessman