Golan

Borrowed from Hebrew גּוֹלָן (golán).

Golan (countable and uncountable, plural Golans)

1. (historical) A city in the Middle East, generally identified with modern-day Sahm el-Jaulān in Daraa governorate, Syria.
2. A region in the Middle East, in northwest Syria, under Israeli occupation since 1967; same as the Golan Heights.
3. A habitational surname from Hebrew.

• Golan Heights

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Golan is the 27185^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 890 individuals. Golan is most common among White (88.99%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Golan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 59.

• Anglo, Anglo-, longa, Angol, anglo-, Logan, long a, anglo, logan, along, NALGO

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɔ.lan/, (traditional) /ɡoˈlan/^[1]
• Rhymes: -ɔlan, (traditional) -an
• Hyphenation: Gò‧lan, (traditional) Go‧làn

Golan m

1. A region in the Middle East, in northwest Syria, under Israeli occupation since 1967; same as the Golan Heights.

• Alture del Golan

• Anglo, anglo, anglo-, gnola, lagno, lagnò, longa