Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 59

Ağgül

Ağgül /aːˈɡyl/ ASCII Aggul

“white rose”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
A
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Ağgül?

Ağgül

IPA /aːˈɡyl/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Ağgül mean?

Nişanyan Adlar gives Ağgül as a spoken form of Akgül, ‘white rose’. Ak ‘white’ is Turkic, while gül ‘rose’ is of Persian origin. The spelling ağ- reflects the dialectal pronunciation of ak.1,2

Grammar ak + gül, with the spoken form ağ-.

What is Ağgül made of?

Ağgül breaks into 2 parts: ağ (ak) (white) + gül (rose).

Ağgül + root ağ (ak) white TURKIC ak “white” root gül rose PERSIAN gül “rose” Ağgül ağ (ak) root white ak TURKIC “white” gül root rose gül PERSIAN “rose”
Ağgül: parts and root words
  • ak Turkic — white1
  • gül Persian — rose2

How was the name Ağgül formed?

Ağgül belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (ağ (ak) + gül).

Which surnames are related to Ağgül?

Ağgül Gül Akgül Şengül Ergül Özgül Gülşen Güllü Morgül Sarıgül Algül Gülay Gülbahar
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Gül same root – –
02 Akgül same root – –
03 Şengül same root – –
04 Ergül same root – –
05 Özgül same root – –
06 Gülşen same root – –
07 Güllü same root – –
08 Morgül same root – –
09 Sarıgül same root – –
10 Algül same root – –
11 Gülay same root – –
12 Gülbahar same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Ağgül?

  1. Dilan Ağgül association football player 1998–

People surnamed Ağgül as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

Is Ağgül also a first name?

Yes. Ağgül is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “white rose”.

Ağgül as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →

How is Ağgül written and pronounced abroad?

In records outside Turkey the name usually appears as Aggul: ğ, which is silent and lengthens the preceding vowel, becomes g; ö/ü are kept or written oe/ue.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Ağgül accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gül accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Ağgül

Q1

What does the surname Ağgül mean?

Nişanyan Adlar gives Ağgül as a spoken form of Akgül, ‘white rose’. Ak ‘white’ is Turkic, while gül ‘rose’ is of Persian origin. The spelling ağ- reflects the dialectal pronunciation of ak.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Ağgül?

The root word of Ağgül is ak (Persian): “white”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Ağgül?

Ağ·gül, 2 syllables; IPA: /aːˈɡyl/.