Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Gün

/ɟyn/ ASCII Gun

“sun; day”1

Letters / syllables
3 / 1
Formation
Plain noun
Vowel harmony
front
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 Gün?

Gün

IPA /ɟyn/

What does the surname Gün mean?

Gün comes from Old Turkic kün and means both “sun” and “day, time”. The sense “sun” lives on in Anatolian phrases such as gün doğdu, “the sun has risen”. A short, bright image, the word is also an element of many names such as Aygün and Ergün.1

Gün is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Gün made of?

Gün is a single Turkic root: gün (gün: sun; day).

Gün root gün gün: sun; day TURKIC gün “sun, day, time; OldTurkic kün” Gün gün root gün: sun; day gün TURKIC “sun, day, time; Old Turkic kün”
Gün: parts and root words
  • gün Turkic — sun, day, time; Old Turkic kün1

How was the name Gün formed?

Gün is the word gün (“gün: sun; day”), taken unchanged as a surname.

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

Which surnames are related to Gün?

Gün Güngör Güner Akgün Günay Güney Ergün Gündoğdu Aygün Günaydın Günal Gündoğan Şengün
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Güngör same root – –
02 Güner same root – –
03 Akgün same root – –
04 Günay same root – –
05 Güney same root – –
06 Ergün same root – –
07 Gündoğdu same root – –
08 Aygün same root – –
09 Günaydın same root – –
10 Günal same root – –
11 Gündoğan same root – –
12 Şengün same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Gün?

  1. Bediha Gün amateur wrestler 1994–
  2. Alp Gün actor 1980–
  3. Aydın Gün opera singer 1917–2007
  4. Işıtan Gün businessperson 1975–
  5. Güneli Gün writer 1939–
  6. Mehmet Gün painter 1954–2014
  7. Ahmet Muhtar Gün diplomat 1959–
  8. Dennis Gun writer 1956–2014

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

Is Gün also a first name?

Yes. Gün is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “sun; day”.

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

How is Gün written and pronounced abroad?

Passports and English-language documents often show it as Gun.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gün accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: gün 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 Gün

Q1

What does the surname Gün mean?

Gün comes from Old Turkic kün and means both “sun” and “day, time”. The sense “sun” lives on in Anatolian phrases such as gün doğdu, “the sun has risen”. A short, bright image, the word is also an element of many names such as Aygün and Ergün.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gün?

The root word of Gün is gün (Turkic): “sun, day, time; Old Turkic kün”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Gün?

Gün, 1 syllable; IPA: /ɟyn/.