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Gülbahar

Gülbahar /ɟylbaˈhaɾ/ ASCII Gulbahar

“spring rose”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
G
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 Gülbahar?

Gülbahar

IPA /ɟylbaˈhaɾ/

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

What does the surname Gülbahar mean?

Gülbahar comes from the Persian phrase gul-i bahār, “rose of spring”. Both parts are Persian: gül “rose, flower” and bahar “spring”. At the Ottoman court it was the name of a consort of Mehmed II, mother of Bayezid II, and of the mother of Selim I.1

Grammar Persian izafet construction gul-i bahār.

Gülbahar is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Gülbahar made of?

Gülbahar breaks into 2 parts: gül (rose) + bahar (spring).

Gülbahar + root gül rose PERSIAN gul “rose, flower” root bahar spring PERSIAN bahār “spring” Gülbahar gül root rose gul PERSIAN “rose, flower” bahar root spring bahār PERSIAN “spring”
Gülbahar: parts and root words
  • gul Persian — rose, flower1
  • bahār Persian — spring1

How was the name Gülbahar formed?

Gülbahar belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (gül + bahar).

Which surnames are related to Gülbahar?

Gülbahar Gül Akgül Şengül Ergül Özgül Gülşen Bahar Güllü Morgül Sarıgül Algül Gülay
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 Bahar same root – –
08 Güllü same root – –
09 Morgül same root – –
10 Sarıgül same root – –
11 Algül same root – –
12 Gülay same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Gülbahar?

  1. Hülya Gülbahar lawyer 1960–
  2. Kerem Gülbahar association football player 1984–
  3. Burhan Gülbahar researcher
  4. Duru Saygın Gülbahar researcher 1979–
  5. Gültekin Gülbahar researcher
  6. Yavuz Gülbahar researcher

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

Is Gülbahar also a first name?

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

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

How is Gülbahar written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name appears as Gulbahar in passports and foreign registers.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Gülbahar accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gül accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: bahar accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Gülbahar

Q1

What does the surname Gülbahar mean?

Gülbahar comes from the Persian phrase gul-i bahār, “rose of spring”. Both parts are Persian: gül “rose, flower” and bahar “spring”. At the Ottoman court it was the name of a consort of Mehmed II, mother of Bayezid II, and of the mother of Selim I.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gülbahar?

The root word of Gülbahar is gul (Persian): “rose, flower”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Gülbahar?

Gül·ba·har, 3 syllables; IPA: /ɟylbaˈhaɾ/.