Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Gülselam

Gülselam /ɟylseˈɫam/ ASCII Gulselam

“a greeting of roses”3

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. §7Abroad
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Gülselam?

Gülselam

IPA /ɟylseˈɫam/

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

What does the surname Gülselam mean?

A name built from gül ‘rose’ and selam ‘greeting’: ‘a greeting of roses’. According to Nişanyan, selam comes from Arabic salām ‘health, peace; greeting’ and gül from Persian gul ‘flower, rose’. The head of the name is selam. Nişanyan Adlar does not analyse Gülselam separately but lists it as a form of Gülsel, a name it says may have been formed on the model of Günseli or Gülizar.2,3

Grammar gül + selam.

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

What is Gülselam made of?

Gülselam combines Persian and Arabic elements in 2 parts: gül (gül: rose) + selam (selam: greeting, peace).

Gülselam + root gül gül: rose PERSIAN gül “rose, flower” root selam selam: greeting, peace ARABIC selam “peace, safety; greeting” Gülselam gül root gül: rose gül PERSIAN “rose, flower” selam root selam: greeting, peace selam ARABIC “peace, safety; greeting”
Gülselam: parts and root words
  • gül Persian — rose, flower3
  • selam Arabic — peace, safety; greeting2

How was the name Gülselam formed?

Gülselam was formed by joining gül (“gül: rose”) and selam (“selam: greeting, peace”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.5

Which surnames are related to Gülselam?

Gülselam 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 Gülselam?

  1. Ceyhun Gülselam association football player 1987–

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

How is Gülselam written and pronounced abroad?

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Adlar: Gülselam accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: selam accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gül 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

Common questions about Gülselam

Q1

What does the surname Gülselam mean?

A name built from gül ‘rose’ and selam ‘greeting’: ‘a greeting of roses’. According to Nişanyan, selam comes from Arabic salām ‘health, peace; greeting’ and gül from Persian gul ‘flower, rose’. The head of the name is selam. Nişanyan Adlar does not analyse Gülselam separately but lists it as a form of Gülsel, a name it says may have been formed on the model of Günseli or Gülizar.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gülselam?

Gülselam is made up of two elements: gül “rose, flower” (Persian) and selam “peace, safety; greeting” (Arabic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Gülselam?

Gül·se·lam, 3 syllables; IPA: /ɟylseˈɫam/.