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Gültan

Gültan /ɡylˈtan/ ASCII Gultan

“rose-coloured dawn”2

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
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 Gültan?

Gültan

IPA /ɡylˈtan/

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

What does the surname Gültan mean?

A female name built from gül ‘rose’ and tan ‘dawn’. Tan comes from Old Turkic taŋ ‘daybreak’; gül is Persian. The name reads ‘rose-coloured dawn’.1,2

Grammar gül + tan.

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

What is Gültan made of?

Gültan combines Persian and Turkic elements in 2 parts: gül (gül: rose) + tan (tan: dawn).

Gültan + root gül gül: rose PERSIAN gül “rose” root tan tan: dawn TURKIC tan “dawn” Gültan gül root gül: rose gül PERSIAN “rose” tan root tan: dawn tan TURKIC “dawn”
Gültan: parts and root words
  • gül Persian — rose2
  • tan Turkic — dawn1

How was the name Gültan formed?

Gültan was formed by joining gül (“gül: rose”) and tan (“tan: dawn”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Gültan?

Gültan Gül Akgül Tan Şengül Altan Taner Ertan Ergül Özgül Aktan Gülşen Tanyeri
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 Tan same root – –
04 Şengül same root – –
05 Altan same root – –
06 Taner same root – –
07 Ertan same root – –
08 Ergül same root – –
09 Özgül same root – –
10 Aktan same root – –
11 Gülşen same root – –
12 Tanyeri same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Gültan?

  1. Altuğ Gültan screenwriter 1981–

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

Is Gültan also a first name?

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

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

How is Gültan written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Gultan in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

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

Common questions about Gültan

Q1

What does the surname Gültan mean?

A female name built from gül ‘rose’ and tan ‘dawn’. Tan comes from Old Turkic taŋ ‘daybreak’; gül is Persian. The name reads ‘rose-coloured dawn’.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gültan?

Gültan is made up of two elements: gül “rose” (Persian) and tan “dawn” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Gültan?

Gül·tan, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɡylˈtan/.