Type Word Usage Old Slavic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Slavic word meaning "ram, male sheep" [1]. Related ItemsDetails Surname DescendantsBeran, Beranová(Czech) Baran(Polish) Baran, Baranová(Slovak) Baran(Ukrainian) Sources & References Trubachyov, Oleg. Etimologicheskiy Slovar Slavyanskikh Yazykov (vol. 1). Moscow, 1974-, page 155.