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Günsav

Günsav /ɟynˈsav/ ASCII Gunsav

“word of the day”1

Probable origin Günsav: root entries for kün + sav · How do we know?

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6 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
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How do you pronounce Günsav?

Günsav

IPA /ɟynˈsav/

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

What does the surname Günsav mean?

Built from gün, “day, sun”, and sav, which in older Turkish meant “word, message” and today means “claim, thesis”. The name can be read as “word of the day” or “tidings of the day”.1,2

Grammar compound gün + sav

That Günsav goes back to kün and sav is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Günsav made of?

Günsav is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: gün (gün: day, sun) + sav (sav: word, message; claim).

Günsav + root gün gün: day, sun TURKIC kün “day, sun” root sav sav: word, message; claim TURKIC sav “word, message” Günsav gün root gün: day, sun kün TURKIC “day, sun” sav root sav: word, message; claim sav TURKIC “word, message”
Günsav: parts and root words

How was the name Günsav formed?

Günsav was formed by joining gün (“gün: day, sun”) and sav (“sav: word, message; claim”).

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

Which surnames are related to Günsav?

Günsav Güngör Güner Akgün Günay Güney Ergün
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
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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 Günsav?

  1. Bekir Sami Günsav military personnel 1879–1934

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

Is Günsav also a first name?

Yes. Günsav is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “word of the day”.

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

How is Günsav written and pronounced abroad?

In passports and records without Turkish letters it usually appears as Gunsav.

Which surnames have a meaning similar to Günsav?

Akgündüz, Ertegün and Günaydın share gloss keywords with Günsav within the same primary category.

Which guides add context to Günsav?

Read the root, formation and register information for Günsav 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. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gün accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: sav accessed 9 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 Günsav

Q1

What does the surname Günsav mean?

Built from gün, “day, sun”, and sav, which in older Turkish meant “word, message” and today means “claim, thesis”. The name can be read as “word of the day” or “tidings of the day”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Günsav?

Günsav is made up of two elements: kün “day, sun” (Turkic) and sav “word, message” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Günsav?

Gün·sav, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɟynˈsav/.