Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Günlü

Günlü /ɟynˈly/ ASCII Gunlu

“sunny”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
front
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 Günlü?

Günlü

IPA /ɟynˈly/

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

What does the surname Günlü mean?

Gün with the suffix -lü: “having sun, sunny”. Gün goes back to Old Turkic kün “sun; day”; there are also villages called Günlü in Anatolia.1

Grammar gün + -lü.

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

What is Günlü made of?

Günlü is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: gün (gün: sun; day) + -lü (-lü: “having, with”).

Günlü + root gün gün: sun; day TURKIC gün “sun; day, daytime” suffix -lü -lü: “having, with” Günlü gün root gün: sun; day gün TURKIC “sun; day, daytime” -lü suffix -lü: “having, with”
Günlü: parts and root words
  • gün Turkic — sun; day, daytime1

How was the name Günlü formed?

Günlü was formed by adding the suffix -lü (“-lü: “having, with””) to gün (“gün: sun; day”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.3

Which surnames are related to Günlü?

Günlü Güngör Güner Akgün Günay Güney Ergün Gündoğdu Aygün Günaydın Günal Gün Gündoğan
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 Gün same root – –
12 Gündoğan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Günlü?

  1. Ender Günlü association football player 1984–

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

How is Günlü written and pronounced abroad?

In English-language records the name usually appears as Gunlu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gün 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

Common questions about Günlü

Q1

What does the surname Günlü mean?

Gün with the suffix -lü: “having sun, sunny”. Gün goes back to Old Turkic kün “sun; day”; there are also villages called Günlü in Anatolia.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Günlü?

The root word of Günlü is gün (Turkic): “sun; day, daytime”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Günlü?

Gün·lü, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɟynˈly/.