FemaleOrigin: Turkish / Old Turkic

Güler: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Güler is a girl’s name of Turkish origin. It means “smiling, one who laughs”.

Say it: gew-ler

About the name Güler

Meaning: smiling, one who laughs
Origin: Turkish / Old Turkic; From gülmek “to laugh, smile”.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: gew-ler

How to pronounce Güler

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

Güler

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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r
r is tapped
Turkish r is a light tap of the tongue, like the tt in American “better”; at the end of a word it often sounds breathy.
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Practice the sounds in the Turkish alphabet tool or readhow to pronounce i, dotless ı and soft g.

Güler with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Güler'e, Güler'in), 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 Güler is e, a front unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take e and four-way suffixes takei (vowel harmony):Güler'de, Güler'i.

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

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

Güler is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “smiling, one who laughs”. Its origin is Turkish / Old Turkic. From gülmek “to laugh, smile”.

How do you pronounce Güler?

Say it roughly as “gew-ler”, 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 Güler in Turkish?

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