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Gülpınar

Gülpınar /ɟylpɯˈnaɾ/ ASCII Gulpinar

“rose spring”1

Letters / syllables
8 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
G
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Gülpınar?

Gülpınar

IPA /ɟylpɯˈnaɾ/

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

What does the surname Gülpınar mean?

Formed from gül, “rose”, and pınar, “spring”, the name gives the image of a spring among roses. Pınar is the Turkish word for water welling up from the ground, while gül is a flower name from Persian. Gülpınar is also the name of many villages in Turkey.1,2

Grammar Compound of gül + pınar; the head is pınar.

That Gülpınar goes back to gül and pınar is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Gülpınar made of?

Gülpınar combines Persian and Turkic elements in 2 parts: gül (rose) + pınar (spring, fountainhead).

Gülpınar + first element gül rose PERSIAN gül “rose” root pınar spring, fountainhead TURKIC pınar “spring, source of water” Gülpınar gül first element rose gül PERSIAN “rose” pınar root spring, fountainhead pınar TURKIC “spring, source of water”
Gülpınar: parts and root words
  • gül Persian — rose1
  • pınar Turkic — spring, source of water2

How was the name Gülpınar formed?

Gülpınar was formed by joining gül (“rose”) and pınar (“spring, fountainhead”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.7

Which surnames are related to Gülpınar?

Gülpınar Gül Akgül Akpınar Şengül Pınar Ergül Özgül Gülşen Gürpınar Karapınar Taşpınar Güllü
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 Akpınar same root – –
04 Şengül same root – –
05 Pınar same root – –
06 Ergül same root – –
07 Özgül same root – –
08 Gülşen same root – –
09 Gürpınar same root – –
10 Karapınar same root – –
11 Taşpınar same root – –
12 Güllü same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Gülpınar?

  1. Serhat Gülpınar association football player 1979–
  2. Eyyüp Cenap Gülpınar politician 1943–2012
  3. Mehmet Kasım Gülpınar politician 1969–
  4. Mustafa Gülpınar actor 1950–
  5. Tolga Gülpınar researcher
  6. Ömer Gülpınar researcher

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

Is Gülpınar also a first name?

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

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gül accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: pınar accessed 9 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Gülpınar accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: gül accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Wiktionary: pınar accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Gülpınar

Q1

What does the surname Gülpınar mean?

Formed from gül, “rose”, and pınar, “spring”, the name gives the image of a spring among roses. Pınar is the Turkish word for water welling up from the ground, while gül is a flower name from Persian. Gülpınar is also the name of many villages in Turkey.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gülpınar?

Gülpınar is made up of two elements: gül “rose” (Persian) and pınar “spring, source of water” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Gülpınar?

Gül·pı·nar, 3 syllables; IPA: /ɟylpɯˈnaɾ/.