SURNAMEEntry 2,396
Gürpınar
“abundant spring”1
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How do you pronounce Gürpınar?
The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.
What does the surname Gürpınar mean?
Gür ‘abundant, vigorous’ joins pınar ‘spring’: ‘a spring that gushes freely’. A plentiful spring is, in a village, the image of plenty and life. A district of Van and villages in Bartın and Batman also bear the name Gürpınar.1,2
Grammar Adjective-plus-noun compound: gür + pınar.
That Gürpınar goes back to gür and pınar is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.
How was the name Gürpınar formed?
Gürpınar was formed by joining gür (“abundant, vigorous”) and pınar (“spring”).
Which surnames are related to Gürpınar?
| # | Surname | Relation | Rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Gürsoy | same root | – | – |
| 02 | Gürkan | same root | – | – |
| 03 | Gür | same root | – | – |
| 04 | Gürel | same root | – | – |
| 05 | Akpınar | same root | – | – |
| 06 | Gürses | same root | – | – |
| 07 | Pınar | same root | – | – |
| 08 | Gürsel | same root | – | – |
| 09 | Gürcan | same root | – | – |
| 10 | Gürler | same root | – | – |
| 11 | Karapınar | same root | – | – |
| 12 | Taşpınar | same root | – | – |
Who are some well-known people named Gürpınar?
- Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar politician 1864–1944
- Burak Gürpınar musician 1975–
- İrfan Gürpınar politician 1943–2020
- Doğan Gürpınar historian
- Melisa Gürpınar writer 1941–2014
- Cenk Gürpınar actor 1984–
- Yalçın Gürpınar athlete 2000–
- İkbal Gürpınar television presenter 1969–
People surnamed Gürpınar as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.
How is Gürpınar written and pronounced abroad?
Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Gurpinar in foreign passports and registers. In Turkish, the dotless ı is an unrounded vowel close to the second vowel of “roses”; ö and ü are the same front rounded vowels as in German.
Which surnames have a meaning similar to Gürpınar?
Gürsel, Akbulak and Başpınar share gloss keywords with Gürpınar within the same primary category.
Which guides add context to Gürpınar?
Read the root, formation and register information for Gürpınar 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 Sözlük: gür
- 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: pınar
- 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: gür
- 4 Wikimedia Wiktionary: pınar
- 5 Wikimedia Wiktionary: Gürpınar
- 6 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name
- 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525)
Common questions about Gürpınar
- Q1
What does the surname Gürpınar mean?
- Gür ‘abundant, vigorous’ joins pınar ‘spring’: ‘a spring that gushes freely’. A plentiful spring is, in a village, the image of plenty and life. A district of Van and villages in Bartın and Batman also bear the name Gürpınar.
- Q2
What is the origin of the surname Gürpınar?
- Gürpınar is made up of two elements: gür “abundant, dense, vigorous” (Turkic) and pınar “spring, fountain” (Turkic).
- Q3
How do you pronounce Gürpınar?
- Gür·pı·nar, 3 syllables; IPA: /ɡyɾpɯˈnaɾ/.