Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

SURNAMEEntry 2,188

Gülgün

Gülgün /ɡylˈɡyn/ ASCII Gulgun

“rose-coloured”1

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
front
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 Gülgün?

Gülgün

IPA /ɡylˈɡyn/

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

What does the surname Gülgün mean?

Gülgün is a name from Persian gul-gūn ‘rose-coloured’; Nişanyan Adlar glosses it ‘rose colour’. The final -gûn is the Persian element meaning ‘colour, -coloured’. Despite appearances it has nothing to do with Turkish gün ‘day’.1

Grammar Persian gül + -gûn ‘-coloured’.

What is Gülgün made of?

Gülgün is Persian in origin and breaks into 2 parts: gül (rose) + -gûn (Persian ‘-coloured’).

Gülgün + root gül rose PERSIAN gülgûn “rose-coloured” suffix -gûn Persian ‘-coloured’ Gülgün gül root rose gülgûn PERSIAN “rose-coloured” -gûn suffix Persian ‘-coloured’
Gülgün: parts and root words
  • gülgûn Persian — rose-coloured1

How was the name Gülgün formed?

Gülgün was formed by adding the suffix -gûn (“Persian ‘-coloured’”) to gül (“rose”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Gülgün?

Gülgün 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 Gülgün?

  1. Ani Gülgün-Mayr journalist 1970–
  2. Gül Gülgün actor 1933–2014

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

Is Gülgün also a first name?

Yes. Gülgün is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “rose-coloured”.

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

How is Gülgün written and pronounced abroad?

In records outside Turkey the name usually appears as Gulgun: ö/ü are kept or written oe/ue.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Gülgün accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Gülgün

Q1

What does the surname Gülgün mean?

Gülgün is a name from Persian gul-gūn ‘rose-coloured’; Nişanyan Adlar glosses it ‘rose colour’. The final -gûn is the Persian element meaning ‘colour, -coloured’. Despite appearances it has nothing to do with Turkish gün ‘day’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gülgün?

The root word of Gülgün is gülgûn (Persian): “rose-coloured”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Gülgün?

Gül·gün, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɡylˈɡyn/.