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Günday
“sun and moon”1
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How do you pronounce Günday?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Günday mean?
Günday joins gün “sun, day” and ay “moon”: “sun and moon”. Both heavenly bodies are prominent in old Turkic belief and in the Oghuz Khagan legend, where two of Oghuz’s sons are called Gün and Ay. The name brings the two sources of light together.1,2
Grammar gün + ay
That Günday goes back to gün and ay is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
How was the name Günday formed?
Günday was formed by joining gün (“day; sun”) and ay (“moon”).
Which surnames are related to Günday?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Gün | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Gündoğan | same root | – | – |
Who are some well-known people named Günday?
- Hakan Günday writer 1976–
- Ahmet Faik Günday politician 1883–1967
- Salim Özdemir Günday civil servant 1892–1956
- Derviş Günday politician 1941–
- Murat Günday researcher
People surnamed Günday as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Günday also a first name?
Yes. Günday is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “sun and moon”.
Günday as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Günday?
Akgün, Akgündoğdu and Aydingün share gloss keywords with Günday within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Günday?
Read the root, formation and register information for Günday alongside these guides: How Turkish Surnames Are Formed: Roots and Suffixes and How to Pronounce and Spell Turkish Surnames.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gün
- 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: ay
- 3 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Günday
- 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: gün
- 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 7 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Günday
- Q1
What does the surname Günday mean?
- Günday joins gün “sun, day” and ay “moon”: “sun and moon”. Both heavenly bodies are prominent in old Turkic belief and in the Oghuz Khagan legend, where two of Oghuz’s sons are called Gün and Ay. The name brings the two sources of light together.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Günday?
- Günday is made up of two elements: gün “day; sun” (Turkic) and ay “moon” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Günday?
- Gün·day, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɡynˈdaj/.