Gul
Pronunciation/ˈɡʊl/
GenderUnisex
Language(s)Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Persian, and Turkish
Origin
Meaning"Yellow" in Swedish, Danish and Norwegian. "Rose" in Turkish. "Flower" in Persian and Kurdish.
Region of originEurope and Central Asia

Gul is a common name in Persian[1] (گل Gol) and Turkish (Gül) languages, meaning rose.[2] Gul is used as a family name in Europe, Central and South Asia.

It is also a Nordic given name, used in Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian languages as a short form of Guðólfr (Godwulf).[3]

The name is also an abbreviation used in the medieval and early modern periods for William (derived from French Guillaume), for example in the signature "Gul: Ebor" for William Dawes, Archbishop of York.[4]

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Surname

Notable people with the surname Gul or Gül include:

  • Abdullah Gül (born 1950), Turkish politician and 11th President of Turkey
  • Aftab Gul, Pakistani cricketer
  • Ajab Gul, Pakistani actor-turned-director
  • Amir Gul, Pakistani footballer
  • Awal Gul, Afghan prisoner of the United States at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
  • Dawd Gul, Afghan prisoner of the United States at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
  • Faruk Gül, Turkish American economist
  • Gerardus Gul, Dutch bishop of the Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands
  • Hamid Gul, former Director General of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence
  • Khi Ali Gul, Afghan prisoner of the United States at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
  • Meirchion Gul, 5th-century king of Rheged (modern-day northern England)
  • Mohammad Gul, Afghan prisoner of the United States at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
  • Roman Gul, Russian émigré writer
  • Sahar Gul, Afghan child bride tortured by her husband's family
  • Sajjad Gul, Pakistani CEO
  • Shabnum Gul (born 1963), Pakistani writer
  • Umar Gul, Pakistani cricketer
  • Yekta Yılmaz Gül (born 1978), Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler

See also

References

  1. "Gul".
  2. Francis Joseph Steingass, A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary: gul (Digital Dictionaries of South Asia, University of Chicago)
  3. "Gul". Nordic Names. September 17, 2015.
  4. Deeds of Londesborough and area: Lease for years MD239/35, 1 Jul 1715. The National Archives, UK. Retrieved 19 November 2010
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