Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Karagülle

Karagülle /kaɾaɟylˈle/ ASCII Karagulle

“black cannonball”2

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

How do you pronounce Karagülle?

Karagülle

IPA /kaɾaɟylˈle/

The stress usually falls on syllable 4 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Karagülle mean?

Kara joins gülle: “black cannonball”, the dark iron shot of old cannon. Gülle, a word from Persian, names the round stone or iron ball fired from early artillery. With its overtones of weight and solidity, the name may also go back to a nickname for a big, strong person.1,2

Grammar Compound: kara (adjective) + gülle (noun).

That Karagülle goes back to gülle and kara is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Karagülle made of?

Karagülle breaks into 2 parts: kara (kara: black) + gülle (gülle: cannonball (Persian)).

Karagülle + root kara kara: black PERSIAN gülle “cannonball of stone oriron; shot in athletics” root gülle gülle: cannonball(Persian) TURKIC kara “black” Karagülle kara root kara: black gülle PERSIAN “cannonball of stone or iron;shot in athletics” gülle root gülle: cannonball (Persian) kara TURKIC “black”
Karagülle: parts and root words
  • gülle Persian — cannonball of stone or iron; shot in athletics2
  • kara Turkic — black1

How was the name Karagülle formed?

Karagülle belongs to the “compound” class of surnames (kara + gülle).

Which surnames are related to Karagülle?

Karagülle Kara Karataş Karahan Karaca Karakaş Karadağ Karakaya Karakoç Karaaslan Karagöz Baykara Karabulut
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Kara same root 16 290,024
02 Karataş same root – –
03 Karahan same root – –
04 Karaca same root – –
05 Karakaş same root – –
06 Karadağ same root – –
07 Karakaya same root – –
08 Karakoç same root – –
09 Karaaslan same root – –
10 Karagöz same root – –
11 Baykara same root – –
12 Karabulut same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Karagülle?

  1. Süleyman Karagülle politician 1928–
  2. Hulki Karagülle politician 1889–1963
  3. Deniz Karagülle software engineer
  4. Emirhan Karagülle association football player 2001–
  5. Hasan Karagulle actor
  6. Mine Karagülle researcher
  7. Onur Karagülle researcher

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

How is Karagülle written and pronounced abroad?

Records without Turkish letters usually write Karagulle.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: gülle accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: gülle accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Karagülle accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK)ADNKS TÜİK Nüfus İsim Portalı: En çok kullanılan soyisimler (ADNKS) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Karagülle

Q1

What does the surname Karagülle mean?

Kara joins gülle: “black cannonball”, the dark iron shot of old cannon. Gülle, a word from Persian, names the round stone or iron ball fired from early artillery. With its overtones of weight and solidity, the name may also go back to a nickname for a big, strong person.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Karagülle?

The root word of Karagülle is gülle (Persian): “cannonball of stone or iron; shot in athletics”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Karagülle?

Ka·ra·gül·le, 4 syllables; IPA: /kaɾaɟylˈle/.