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Özelgül

Özelgül /øzelˈɡyl/ ASCII Ozelgul

“special rose”1

Letters / syllables
7 / 3
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
Ö
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 Özelgül?

Özelgül

IPA /øzelˈɡyl/

The stress usually falls on syllable 3 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Özelgül mean?

Built from özel ‘special, distinctive’ and gül ‘rose’: ‘a special rose’. Özel was derived from öz during the language reform; gül is Persian.1,2

Grammar özel + gül.

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

What is Özelgül made of?

Özelgül combines Turkic and Persian elements in 2 parts: özel (özel: special) + gül (gül: rose).

Özelgül ++ root özel özel: special TURKIC özel “special, particular” suffix gül gül: rose PERSIAN gül “rose” Özelgül özel root özel: special özel TURKIC “special, particular” gül suffix gül: rose gül PERSIAN “rose”
Özelgül: parts and root words
  • özel Turkic — special, particular1
  • gül Persian — rose2

How was the name Özelgül formed?

Özelgül was formed by adding the suffix gül (“gül: rose”) to özel (“özel: special”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.4

Which surnames are related to Özelgül?

Özelgül Gül Akgül Özel Şengül Ergül Özgül Gülşen Güllü Morgül Sarıgül Algül Gülay
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 Özel same root – –
04 Şengül same root – –
05 Ergül same root – –
06 Özgül same root – –
07 Gülşen same root – –
08 Güllü same root – –
09 Morgül same root – –
10 Sarıgül same root – –
11 Algül same root – –
12 Gülay same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Özelgül?

  1. İlayda Nur Özelgül badminton player 1999–

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

How is Özelgül written and pronounced abroad?

Without Turkish letters the name is usually written Ozelgul in English-language records.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: özel accessed 9 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gül 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

Common questions about Özelgül

Q1

What does the surname Özelgül mean?

Built from özel ‘special, distinctive’ and gül ‘rose’: ‘a special rose’. Özel was derived from öz during the language reform; gül is Persian.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Özelgül?

Özelgül is made up of two elements: özel “special, particular” (Turkic) and gül “rose” (Persian).
Q3

How do you pronounce Özelgül?

Ö·zel·gül, 3 syllables; IPA: /øzelˈɡyl/.