SURNAMEEntry 2,263
Güreş
Güreş /ɟyˈɾeʃ/ ASCII Gures
“wrestling”1
- CategoryHeroes and warriors
- OriginTurkic
- FormPlain noun
- Letters / syllables
- 5 / 2
- Formation
- Plain noun
- Vowel harmony
- front
- Initial
- G
Contents§1–§8
How do you pronounce Güreş?
Güreş
The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Güreş mean?
Güreş is wrestling, the contest in which two people try by strength and technique to bring each other’s back to the ground; it is a very old sport in the Turkic world. Villages named Güreş exist in Ankara and Eskişehir provinces. The name carries this word, with its associations of strength and bravery.1
Güreş is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.
What is Güreş made of?
Güreş is a single Turkic root: güreş (güreş: wrestling).
- güreş Turkic — wrestling1
How was the name Güreş formed?
Güreş is the word güreş (“güreş: wrestling”), taken unchanged as a surname.
How is Güreş written and pronounced abroad?
In foreign documents the name is usually written Gures.
Where do these facts come from?
- 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: güreş
- 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Güreş
- 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: güreş
- 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
Common questions about Güreş
- Q1
What does the surname Güreş mean?
- Güreş is wrestling, the contest in which two people try by strength and technique to bring each other’s back to the ground; it is a very old sport in the Turkic world. Villages named Güreş exist in Ankara and Eskişehir provinces. The name carries this word, with its associations of strength and bravery.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Güreş?
- The root word of Güreş is güreş (Turkic): “wrestling”.
- Q3
How do you pronounce Güreş?
- Gü·reş, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɟyˈɾeʃ/.