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Güray
“bright, full moon”1
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How do you pronounce Güray?
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Güray mean?
Güray is a male name made of gür ‘strong, fierce, abundant’ and ay ‘moon’: ‘bright, full moon’. Nişanyan Adlar gives both elements as Turkish.1
Grammar gür + ay.
That Güray goes back to gür and ay is probable rather than proven: the dictionary entry cited supports it.
How was the name Güray formed?
Güray was formed by joining gür (“gür: strong, abundant”) and ay (“ay: moon”).
Which surnames are related to Güray?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Gürsoy | same root | – | – |
| 02 | Gürkan | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Gür | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Gürel | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Gürses | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Gürsel | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Gürcan | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Gürler | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Gürpınar | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Gürer | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Gürkaynak | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Gürol | same root | – | – |
Who are some well-known people named Güray?
- Abdullah Naci Güray politician 1920–1991
- Merih Güray Durak researcher
- Yunus Poyraz Güray composer 2006–
People surnamed Güray as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
Is Güray also a first name?
Yes. Güray is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “bright, full moon”.
Güray as a first name: meaning and statistics — turkiyenames.com →
How is Güray written and pronounced abroad?
In foreign records the name often appears as Guray.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Güray?
Gürol, Aydemir and Gürcan share gloss keywords with Güray within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Güray?
Read the root, formation and register information for Güray 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 Adlar: Güray
- 2 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 3 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
- 4 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com)
Common questions about Güray
- Q1
What does the surname Güray mean?
- Güray is a male name made of gür ‘strong, fierce, abundant’ and ay ‘moon’: ‘bright, full moon’. Nişanyan Adlar gives both elements as Turkish.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Güray?
- Güray is made up of two elements: gür “strong, fierce” (Turkic) and ay “moon, month” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Güray?
- Gü·ray, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɡyˈɾaj/.