Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 158

Akgönül

Akgönül /akɟœˈnyl/ ASCII Akgonul

“pure-hearted”1

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

How do you pronounce Akgönül?

Akgönül

IPA /akɟœˈnyl/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Akgönül mean?

Ak, “white; pure”, is joined with gönül, “heart, soul”: “a pure heart”, one free of malice. Besides whiteness, ak carries the sense of purity and honesty in Turkish.1,2

Grammar Compound ak + gönül.

That Akgönül goes back to ak and gönül is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Akgönül made of?

Akgönül is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: ak- (ak: white; clean, unblemished) + gönül (gönül: heart, soul).

Akgönül + root ak- ak: white; clean,unblemished TURKIC ak “white; clean,unblemished” root gönül gönül: heart, soul TURKIC gönül “heart as the seat offeeling” Akgönül ak- root ak: white; clean, unblemished ak TURKIC “white; clean, unblemished” gönül root gönül: heart, soul gönül TURKIC “heart as the seat of feeling”
Akgönül: parts and root words
  • ak Turkic — white; clean, unblemished1
  • gönül Turkic — heart as the seat of feeling2

How was the name Akgönül formed?

Akgönül was formed by joining ak- (“ak: white; clean, unblemished”) and gönül (“gönül: heart, soul”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Akgönül?

Akgönül Gönül Gönültaş Gönlüm Gönülkırmaz
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Gönül same root – –
02 Gönültaş same root – –
03 Gönlüm same root – –
04 Gönülkırmaz same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Akgönül?

  1. Berk Akgönül association football player 2000–
  2. Samim Akgönül historian 2000–

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

How is Akgönül written and pronounced abroad?

In foreign records the name often appears as Akgonul: ö may appear as o or oe; ü may appear as u or ue.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ak accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gönül accessed 9 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

Common questions about Akgönül

Q1

What does the surname Akgönül mean?

Ak, “white; pure”, is joined with gönül, “heart, soul”: “a pure heart”, one free of malice. Besides whiteness, ak carries the sense of purity and honesty in Turkish.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Akgönül?

Akgönül is made up of two elements: ak “white; clean, unblemished” (Turkic) and gönül “heart as the seat of feeling” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Akgönül?

Ak·gö·nül, 3 syllables; IPA: /akɟœˈnyl/.