SURNAMEEntry 2,279
Gülay
“the month of blooming roses”2
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How do you pronounce Gülay?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Gülay mean?
Gülay is a female given name made of gül ‘rose’ and ay ‘moon, month’. Wiktionary explains it as ‘the month when the roses bloom, the time when the rose is at its finest’; here ay is the calendar month rather than the moon in the sky.1,2
Grammar gül + ay: noun plus noun.
That Gülay goes back to Gülay and gül is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
How was the name Gülay formed?
Gülay was formed by joining gül (“rose”) and ay (“moon; month”).
Which surnames are related to Gülay?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Gülbahar | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Gülcan | same root | – | – |
Who are some well-known people named Gülay?
- Ahmet Gülay association football player 2003–
- Zeki Gülay basketball player 1972–
- Cem Gülay writer 1970–
- Arda Gülay researcher 2000–
- Hüseyin Gülay researcher
- Ömer Alp Gülay association football player 2007–
People surnamed Gülay as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Gülay also a first name?
Yes. Gülay is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “the month of blooming roses”.
Gülay as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
How is Gülay written and pronounced abroad?
Outside Türkiye the name is often written Gulay or Guelay.
Which guides add context to Gülay?
Read the root, formation and register information for Gülay alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gül
- 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Gülay
- 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: gül
- 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Gülay
- Q1
What does the surname Gülay mean?
- Gülay is a female given name made of gül ‘rose’ and ay ‘moon, month’. Wiktionary explains it as ‘the month when the roses bloom, the time when the rose is at its finest’; here ay is the calendar month rather than the moon in the sky.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Gülay?
- Gülay is made up of two elements: gül “rose; Persian gul” (Persian) and ay “moon; month” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Gülay?
- Gü·lay, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɡyˈɫaj/.