Baran (name)

Baran (باران, pronounced /bɒːɾɒːn/) is a feminine given name in Persian, meaning "rain". It is also a surname of Turkish, Kurdish, and Slavic origin.

Surname

 * Arkadiusz Baran (born 1979), Polish footballer
 * Bernard Baran (1965–2014), American child care worker convicted and later exonerated of sex abuse
 * Hanna Arsenych-Baran (1970–2021), Ukrainian prose writer, novelist and poet
 * İbrahim Halil Baran (born 1981), Kurdish poet, politician, writer, and designer
 * İlhan Baran (born 1934), Turkish composer
 * Martin Baran (born 1988), Slovak football player
 * 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

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