FemaleOrigin: Mixed (compound)

Songül: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Songül is a girl’s name of mixed origin (a compound of two languages). It means “the last rose: traditionally given to a family’s youngest daughter”.

Say it: son-gewl

About the name Songül

Meaning: the last rose: traditionally given to a family’s youngest daughter
Origin: Mixed (compound); Turkish son “last” + Persian gül “rose”.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: son-gewl

How to pronounce Songül

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

Songül

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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Songül with Turkish suffixes

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

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

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

Songül is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “the last rose: traditionally given to a family’s youngest daughter”. Its origin is Mixed (compound). Turkish son “last” + Persian gül “rose”.

How do you pronounce Songül?

Say it roughly as “son-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 Songül in Turkish?

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