Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Göğüş

Göğüş /ɟøːˈyʃ/ ASCII Gogus

“blue-eyed”1

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

How do you pronounce Göğüş?

Göğüş

IPA /ɟøːˈyʃ/

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

What does the surname Göğüş mean?

Nişanyan Adlar records Göğüş as a Turkish personal name meaning “blue-eyed”. It should not be confused with göğüs, spelt with s, the word for “chest, breast”.1

That Göğüş goes back to Göğüş is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Göğüş made of?

Göğüş is a single Turkic root: göğüş (Göğüş: Turkish personal name meaning ‘blue-eyed’).

Göğüş root göğüş Göğüş: Turkish personalname meaning ‘blue-eyed’ TURKIC Göğüş “blue-eyed” Göğüş göğüş root Göğüş: Turkish personal name meaning‘blue-eyed’ Göğüş TURKIC “blue-eyed”
Göğüş: parts and root words
  • Göğüş Turkic — blue-eyed1

How was the name Göğüş formed?

Göğüş is the word göğüş (“Göğüş: Turkish personal name meaning ‘blue-eyed’”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Who are some well-known people named Göğüş?

  1. Ali İhsan Göğüş politician 1923–2011
  2. Beşir Göğüş Turkologist 1915–1999
  3. Serap Göğüş opera singer 1985–
  4. Zeynep Göğüş writer 1954–
  5. Başak Göğüş researcher
  6. Ersin Göğüş researcher
  7. Oğuz H. Göğüş researcher
  8. Çağatay Göğüş researcher

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

How is Göğüş written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is written Gogus. The ğ is silent and lengthens the preceding vowel; ş is pronounced like English sh.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Göğüş accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: göğüs 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 Göğüş

Q1

What does the surname Göğüş mean?

Nişanyan Adlar records Göğüş as a Turkish personal name meaning “blue-eyed”. It should not be confused with göğüs, spelt with s, the word for “chest, breast”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Göğüş?

The root word of Göğüş is Göğüş (Turkic): “blue-eyed”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Göğüş?

Gö·ğüş, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɟøːˈyʃ/.