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Morgül

Morgül /moɾˈɡyl/ ASCII Morgul

“purple rose”4

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
1934 coinage
Vowel harmony
mixed
Initial
M
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 Morgül?

Morgül

IPA /moɾˈɡyl/

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

What does the surname Morgül mean?

Morgül combines mor ‘purple’ and gül ‘rose’: ‘purple rose’. Gül is Persian; mor goes back, according to Nişanyan, to Armenian morm ‘black mulberry, blackberry’. It belongs to a family of surnames pairing a colour with the rose, like Akgül, Sarıgül and Karagül, where the colour marks the kind or the beauty of the flower.2,4

Grammar mor + gül: adjective plus noun.

That Morgül goes back to mor and gül is probable rather than proven: the dictionaries cited agree on it.

What is Morgül made of?

Morgül breaks into 2 parts: mor (purple) + gül (rose).

Morgül + first element mor purple ARMENIAN mor “purple; originuncertain, often taken…” root gül rose PERSIAN gül “rose; Persian gul” Morgül mor first element purple mor ARMENIAN “purple; origin uncertain, oftentaken as a loan from an…” gül root rose gül PERSIAN “rose; Persian gul”
Morgül: parts and root words
  • mor Armenian — purple; origin uncertain, often taken as a loan from an Indo-European berry name4
  • gül Persian — rose; Persian gul2

How was the name Morgül formed?

Morgül belongs to the “1934 coinage” class of surnames (mor + gül).

Which surnames are related to Morgül?

Morgül Gül Akgül Şengül Ergül Özgül Gülşen Güllü Sarıgül Algül Gülay Gülbahar Gülcan
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Gül same root – –
02 Akgül same root – –
03 Şengül same root – –
04 Ergül same root – –
05 Özgül same root – –
06 Gülşen same root – –
07 Güllü same root – –
08 Sarıgül same root – –
09 Algül same root – –
10 Gülay same root – –
11 Gülbahar same root – –
12 Gülcan same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Morgül?

  1. Yılmaz Morgül singer 1964–
  2. Mahiye Morgül academic 1950–
  3. Mesut Morgül association football player 1984–
  4. Can Morgül association football player 1982–
  5. Ebru Morgül researcher
  6. Kerem Morgül researcher
  7. Mehmet Morgül researcher
  8. Necati Morgül professional wrestler 1933–

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

Is Morgül also a first name?

Yes. Morgül is given as a first name too, carrying the same sense: “purple rose”.

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

How is Morgül written and pronounced abroad?

Outside Türkiye the name is often written Morgul or Morguel.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Wiktionary: mor accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Wiktionary: gül accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Wiktionary: مور accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: mor accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  7. 7 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026
  8. 8 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Morgül

Q1

What does the surname Morgül mean?

Morgül combines mor ‘purple’ and gül ‘rose’: ‘purple rose’. Gül is Persian; mor goes back, according to Nişanyan, to Armenian morm ‘black mulberry, blackberry’. It belongs to a family of surnames pairing a colour with the rose, like Akgül, Sarıgül and Karagül, where the colour marks the kind or the beauty of the flower.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Morgül?

The root word of Morgül is mor (Persian): “purple; origin uncertain, often taken as a loan from an Indo-European berry name”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Morgül?

Mor·gül, 2 syllables; IPA: /moɾˈɡyl/.