Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Gülşe

Gülşe /ɟylˈʃe/ ASCII Gulse

“rose garden (form of Gülşen)”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
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Initial
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Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Spellings
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Gülşe?

Gülşe

IPA /ɟylˈʃe/

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

What does the surname Gülşe mean?

Nişanyan Adlar records Gülşe as a form of the name Gülşen. Gülşen is Persian gul-šan ‘rose garden’, from gul ‘rose, flower’ with the place element -šan.1

That Gülşe goes back to gülşen is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.

What is Gülşe made of?

Gülşe is a single root: gülşe (a form of Gülşen: rose garden).

Gülşe root gülşe a form of Gülşen: rosegarden PERSIAN gülşen “rose garden” Gülşe gülşe root a form of Gülşen: rose garden gülşen PERSIAN “rose garden”
Gülşe: parts and root words
  • gülşen Persian — rose garden1

How was the name Gülşe formed?

Gülşe belongs to the “plain noun” class of surnames.

How else is Gülşe spelled?

Gülşenspelling

Who are some well-known people named Gülşe?

  1. Amine Gülşe actor 1993–

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

Is Gülşe also a first name?

Yes. Gülşe is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “rose garden (form of Gülşen)”.

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

How is Gülşe written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language and other foreign records the name is usually written Gulse.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 nisanyanadlar.com nisanyanadlar.com: Gülşe 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Gülşe

Q1

What does the surname Gülşe mean?

Nişanyan Adlar records Gülşe as a form of the name Gülşen. Gülşen is Persian gul-šan ‘rose garden’, from gul ‘rose, flower’ with the place element -šan.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gülşe?

The root word of Gülşe is gülşen (Persian): “rose garden”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Gülşe?

Gül·şe, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɟylˈʃe/.