Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Gürol

Gürol /ɟyˈɾoɫ/ ASCII Gurol

“be vigorous, grow strong”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
From a verb
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
G
Contents§1–§10
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Sources
  9. §9Questions
  10. §10Related

How do you pronounce Gürol?

Gürol

IPA /ɟyˈɾoɫ/

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

What does the surname Gürol mean?

A male name built from gür and ol, the imperative of olmak: “be abundant, grow strong and vigorous”. In the same mould as Erol and Şenol, it expresses a wish addressed to the child. Gür is an adjective of plenty, vitality and strength.1,2

Grammar gür + ol- (imperative), a wish name.

That Gürol goes back to gür and olmak is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Gürol made of?

Gürol breaks into 2 parts: gür (abundant, vigorous) + ol- (olmak, imperative).

Gürol + first element gür abundant, vigorous TURKIC gür “abundant, dense,vigorous” root ol- olmak, imperative TURKIC olmak “to be, to become” Gürol gür first element abundant, vigorous gür TURKIC “abundant, dense, vigorous” ol- root olmak, imperative olmak TURKIC “to be, to become”
Gürol: parts and root words
  • gür Turkic — abundant, dense, vigorous1
  • olmak Turkic — to be, to become2

How was the name Gürol formed?

Gürol belongs to the “from a verb” class of surnames (gür + ol-).

Which surnames are related to Gürol?

Gürol Erol Gürsoy Gürkan Gür Gürel Şenol Gürses Olgun Gürsel Gürcan Gürler Gürpınar
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Erol same root – –
02 Gürsoy same root – –
03 Gürkan same root – –
04 Gür same root – –
05 Gürel same root – –
06 Şenol same root – –
07 Gürses same root – –
08 Olgun same root – –
09 Gürsel same root – –
10 Gürcan same root – –
11 Gürler same root – –
12 Gürpınar same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Gürol?

  1. Kemal Gürol politician 1883–1957
  2. Ali Osman Gürol researcher
  3. Ayşe Gürol researcher
  4. Yeşim Gürol researcher
  5. Yücel Gürol association football player 2005–

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

Is Gürol also a first name?

Yes. Gürol is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “be vigorous, grow strong”.

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

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: gür accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: olmak accessed 8 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 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Gürol

Q1

What does the surname Gürol mean?

A male name built from gür and ol, the imperative of olmak: “be abundant, grow strong and vigorous”. In the same mould as Erol and Şenol, it expresses a wish addressed to the child. Gür is an adjective of plenty, vitality and strength.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gürol?

The root word of Gürol is gür (Turkic): “abundant, dense, vigorous”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Gürol?

Gü·rol, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɟyˈɾoɫ/.