Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Gürsu

Gürsu /ɟyɾˈsu/ ASCII Gursu

“abundant water”1

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
G
Contents§1–§11
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7As a first name
  8. §8Abroad
  9. §9Sources
  10. §10Questions
  11. §11Related

How do you pronounce Gürsu?

Gürsu

IPA /ɟyɾˈsu/

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

What does the surname Gürsu mean?

Gür, “abundant, gushing”, combines with su, “water”, to give “plentiful, rushing water”. The same name belongs to a district of Bursa and to many villages in Anatolia, so the surname may come from the words themselves or from one of these places.1,2

Grammar Compound: gür (adjective) + su (noun).

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

What is Gürsu made of?

Gürsu is Turkic in origin and breaks into 2 parts: gür (gür: abundant, gushing strongly) + su (su: water).

Gürsu + root gür gür: abundant, gushingstrongly TURKIC gür “abundant, strong,gushing; plentiful” root su su: water TURKIC su “water; body of water” Gürsu gür root gür: abundant, gushing strongly gür TURKIC “abundant, strong, gushing;plentiful” su root su: water su TURKIC “water; body of water”
Gürsu: parts and root words
  • gür Turkic — abundant, strong, gushing; plentiful1
  • su Turkic — water; body of water2

How was the name Gürsu formed?

Gürsu was formed by joining gür (“gür: abundant, gushing strongly”) and su (“su: water”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.7

Which surnames are related to Gürsu?

Gürsu Gürsoy Gürkan Gür Gürel Gürses Gürsel Gürcan Gürler Gürpınar Gürer Gürkaynak Gürol
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
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 Gürsu?

  1. Tanju Gürsu actor 1938–2016
  2. Müjdat Gürsu association football player 1971–1994
  3. Hakan Gürsu designer 1959–
  4. Müfit Gürsu association football player 1942–2024
  5. Temel Gürsu actor 1945–

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

Is Gürsu also a first name?

Yes. Gürsu is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “abundant water”.

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

How is Gürsu written and pronounced abroad?

Records without Turkish letters usually write Gursu.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gür accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: su accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: gür accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: su accessed 9 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Gürsu accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Gürsu

Q1

What does the surname Gürsu mean?

Gür, “abundant, gushing”, combines with su, “water”, to give “plentiful, rushing water”. The same name belongs to a district of Bursa and to many villages in Anatolia, so the surname may come from the words themselves or from one of these places.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Gürsu?

Gürsu is made up of two elements: gür “abundant, strong, gushing; plentiful” (Turkic) and su “water; body of water” (Turkic).
Q3

How do you pronounce Gürsu?

Gür·su, 2 syllables; IPA: /ɟyɾˈsu/.