Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Güllü

Güllü /ɟylˈly/ ASCII Gullu

“with roses”3

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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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 Güllü?

Güllü

IPA /ɟylˈly/

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

What does the surname Güllü mean?

Güllü means “with roses, full of roses”: gül, “rose”, plus the suffix -lü. It is also a girl’s name; the rose is the best-known symbol of beauty in Turkish poetry. A small town in the Eşme district of Uşak bears the same name. Gül comes from Persian.1,3

Grammar gül + suffix -lü.

Güllü is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Güllü made of?

Güllü breaks into 2 parts: gül (gül: rose (Persian)) + -lü (suffix “having, with”).

Güllü ++ root gül gül: rose (Persian) TURKIC güllü “with roses” suffix -lü suffix “having, with” PERSIAN gül “rose” Güllü gül root gül: rose (Persian) güllü TURKIC “with roses” -lü suffix suffix “having, with” gül PERSIAN “rose”
Güllü: parts and root words
  • güllü Turkic — with roses3
  • gül Persian — rose1

How was the name Güllü formed?

Güllü belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (gül + -lü).

Which surnames are related to Güllü?

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

Who are some well-known people named Güllü?

  1. Canan Güllü activist 1962–
  2. Esra Güllü athletics competitor 1989–
  3. Mithat Güllü botanist
  4. Ahmet Ümit Güllü researcher
  5. Ferize Güllü association football player 1989–
  6. Fırat Güllü association football player 2001–
  7. Mehmet Kemal Güllü researcher
  8. Sahra Güllü basketball player

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

Is Güllü also a first name?

Yes. Güllü is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “with roses”.

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

How is Güllü written and pronounced abroad?

Records without Turkish letters usually write Gullu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: güllü accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Güllü accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Güllü 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 Güllü

Q1

What does the surname Güllü mean?

Güllü means “with roses, full of roses”: gül, “rose”, plus the suffix -lü. It is also a girl’s name; the rose is the best-known symbol of beauty in Turkish poetry. A small town in the Eşme district of Uşak bears the same name. Gül comes from Persian.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Güllü?

The root word of Güllü is güllü (Persian): “with roses”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Güllü?

Gül·lü, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɟylˈly/.