Goral
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English
Etymology 1
From Polish góral; ultimately from Proto-Slavic *goraľь (“mountain dweller”).
Noun
Goral (plural Gorals)
- A member of an ethnographic or ethnic group traditionally found in southern Poland, northern Slovakia, and the region of Cieszyn Silesia in the Czech Republic.
Etymology 2
From Polish Goral and Góral, from góral; ultimately from Proto-Slavic *goraľь (“mountain dweller”).
Proper noun
Goral (plural Gorals)
- A surname from Polish.
Alternative forms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Goral is the 26671st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 913 individuals. Goral is most common among White (94.09%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Goral”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 66.
Anagrams
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From góral.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Goral m pers
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Goral
Proper noun
Goral f (indeclinable)
- a female surname
Further reading
- “Goral”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
Slovak
Pronunciation
Noun
Goral m pers (female equivalent Goralka)
- A member of an ethnographic or ethnic group traditionally found in southern Poland, northern Slovakia, and the region of Cieszyn Silesia in the Czech Republic.
Declension
Declension of Goral (pattern chlap)
Further reading
- “Goral”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024