Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Şengül

Şengül /ʃenˈɡyl/ ASCII Sengul

“cheerful rose”4

Letters / syllables
6 / 2
Formation
Compound
Vowel harmony
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Initial
Ş
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 Şengül?

Şengül

IPA /ʃenˈɡyl/

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

What does the surname Şengül mean?

A girl’s name built from şen “cheerful” and gül “rose”: “cheerful rose”. Gül can also be read as the imperative of gülmek “to laugh”, and in that reading the name carries the wish “laugh merrily”.1,4

Grammar Compound şen + gül.

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

What is Şengül made of?

Şengül combines Armenian and Persian elements in 2 parts: şen (şen: cheerful) + gül (gül: rose; imperative of gülmek).

Şengül ++ first element şen şen: cheerful ARMENIAN şen “merry, joyful” suffix gül gül: rose; imperative ofgülmek PERSIAN gül “rose (Persian gol)” Şengül şen first element şen: cheerful şen ARMENIAN “merry, joyful” gül suffix gül: rose; imperative of gülmek gül PERSIAN “rose (Persian gol)”
Şengül: parts and root words
  • şen Armenian — merry, joyful4
  • gül Persian — rose (Persian gol)1

How was the name Şengül formed?

Şengül was formed by adding the suffix gül (“gül: rose; imperative of gülmek”) to şen (“şen: cheerful”).

Shared note · 1934Surnames became compulsory with Surname Law No. 2525 of 21 June 1934.6

Which surnames are related to Şengül?

Şengül Şen Gül Şener Akgül Şentürk Şenol Şenel Şensoy Şenocak Ergül Özgül Gülşen
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Şen same root – –
02 Gül same root – –
03 Şener same root – –
04 Akgül same root – –
05 Şentürk same root – –
06 Şenol same root – –
07 Şenel same root – –
08 Şensoy same root – –
09 Şenocak same root – –
10 Ergül same root – –
11 Özgül same root – –
12 Gülşen same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Şengül?

  1. Ziya Şengül association football player 1944–2023
  2. Yağmur Şengül archer 1984–
  3. Sabriye Şengül boxer 1988–
  4. Başak Şengül journalist 1979–
  5. Aydın Şengül statesperson 1968–
  6. Serkan Şengül actor 1978–
  7. Şafak Şengül actor 1994–
  8. Abdurrahman Şengül researcher

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

Is Şengül also a first name?

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

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

How is Şengül written and pronounced abroad?

English-language records usually print Şengül as Sengul, dropping the diacritics.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: gül accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikipedi: Şengül accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: gül accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: şen accessed 9 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 turkiyenames.com Türkiye İsimleri (turkiyenames.com) accessed 9 November 2026

Common questions about Şengül

Q1

What does the surname Şengül mean?

A girl’s name built from şen “cheerful” and gül “rose”: “cheerful rose”. Gül can also be read as the imperative of gülmek “to laugh”, and in that reading the name carries the wish “laugh merrily”.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Şengül?

Şengül is made up of two elements: şen “merry, joyful” (Armenian) and gül “rose (Persian gol)” (Persian).
Q3

How do you pronounce Şengül?

Şen·gül, 2 syllables; IPA: /ʃenˈɡyl/.