FemaleOrigin: Persian

Gül: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Gül is a girl’s name of Persian origin. It means “rose”.

Say it: gewl

About the name Gül

Meaning: rose
Origin: Persian; From Persian gul.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: gewl

How to pronounce Gül

Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellinggewl 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.

Gül

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

ü
ü is a rounded “ee”
Say “ee” and round your lips tightly: the vowel of German “über” or French “tu”. Our respelling writes it “ew”.
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Gül with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Gül'e, Gül'ün), 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 Gül is ü, a front rounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take e and four-way suffixes takeü (vowel harmony):Gül'de, Gül'ü.

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

Case forms of Gül
Case	Form	Example
Accusative (object)	Gül'ü	Gül'ü tanıyor musun? Do you know Gül?
Dative (to)	Gül'e	Gül'e bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Gül.
Locative (at / with)	Gül'de	Anahtarlar Gül'de. Gül has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Gül.)
Ablative (from)	Gül'den	Gül'den bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Gül.
Genitive (’s)	Gül'ün	Bu Gül'ün çantası. This is Gül’s bag.
Instrumental (with)	Gül'le	Dün Gül'le konuştum. I talked with Gül 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 Gül mean?

Gül is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “rose”. Its origin is Persian. From Persian gul.

How do you pronounce Gül?

Say it roughly as “gewl”, keeping every vowel short and clear. Say “ee” and round your lips tightly: the vowel of German “über” or French “tu”. Our respelling writes it “ew”.

How do you add suffixes to Gül in Turkish?

Because Gül is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Gül'e (to Gül), Gül'ün (Gül’s), Gül'de (at Gül’s) and Gül'le (with Gül).