MaleOrigin: Turkish / Old Turkic

Gökay: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Gökay is a boy’s name of Turkish origin. It means “sky moon”.

Say it: gurk-eye

About the name Gökay

Meaning: sky moon
Origin: Turkish / Old Turkic; Turkish gök “sky” + ay “moon”.
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: gurk-eye

How to pronounce Gökay

Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellinggurk-eye is an approximation for English speakers. Turkish stresses syllables much more evenly than English, so avoid hitting one syllable hard. Tap the letters below for tips.

Gökay

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

ö
ö is a rounded “e”
Say “eh” and round your lips: the vowel of German “schön”. Our respelling writes it “ur” as in British “fur”, without the r.
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Practice the sounds in the Turkish alphabet tool or readhow to pronounce i, dotless ı and soft g.

Gökay with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Gökay'a, Gökay'ın), but it is still pronounced as one word. The apostrophe only marks where the name ends; the suffix itself follows the usual rules.

The last vowel of Gökay is a, a back unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take a and four-way suffixes takeı (vowel harmony):Gökay'da, Gökay'ı.

Because Gökay ends in a consonant, vowel-initial endings attach directly (Gökay'ı, Gökay'a) with no buffer letter.

Case forms of Gökay
Case	Form	Example
Accusative (object)	Gökay'ı	Gökay'ı tanıyor musun? Do you know Gökay?
Dative (to)	Gökay'a	Gökay'a bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Gökay.
Locative (at / with)	Gökay'da	Anahtarlar Gökay'da. Gökay has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Gökay.)
Ablative (from)	Gökay'dan	Gökay'dan bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Gökay.
Genitive (’s)	Gökay'ın	Bu Gökay'ın çantası. This is Gökay’s bag.
Instrumental (with)	Gökay'la	Dün Gökay'la konuştum. I talked with Gökay yesterday.

Forms are generated by TurkLogic’s tested grammar engine. See every case explained in theTurkish noun cases guide, or check the harmony of any word in thevowel harmony calculator.

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Frequently asked questions

What does the name Gökay mean?

Gökay is a Turkish boy’s name meaning “sky moon”. Its origin is Turkish / Old Turkic. Turkish gök “sky” + ay “moon”.

How do you pronounce Gökay?

Say it roughly as “gurk-eye”, keeping every vowel short and clear. Say “eh” and round your lips: the vowel of German “schön”. Our respelling writes it “ur” as in British “fur”, without the r.

How do you add suffixes to Gökay in Turkish?

Because Gökay is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Gökay'a (to Gökay), Gökay'ın (Gökay’s), Gökay'da (at Gökay’s) and Gökay'la (with Gökay).