| Pronunciation | /ˈɡʊl/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex |
| 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 origin | Europe 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]
Given name
Males
- Gul Bakhsh, Bengali poet
- Gul Hameed Bhatti, Pakistani journalist
- Gul Chaman, Afghan prisoner of the United States at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
- Gul Haider, Afghan politician
- Gul Mohammed Jangvi, Afghan Taliban field commander
- Haji Alam Gul Kuchi, Afghan politician
- Gul Mohammad, Indian/Pakistani cricketer
- Gul Mohammed, Guinness world record holder as the shortest human being
- Gul Mudin (1994–2010), Afghan child premeditatedly murdered by United States troops
- Gul Rahman, Afghan torture victim
- Gul Hameed Khan Rokhri, Pakistani politician
- Gul Agha Sherzai, Afghan politician
- Gul Mohamad Zhowandai, Afghan poet
Females
- Gül Gölge (born 1981), Turkish model and actress
- Gul Panag (born 1979), Indian Bollywood actress
- Gul Panra (born 1989), Pakistani singer
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
- ↑ "Gul".
- ↑ Francis Joseph Steingass, A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary: gul (Digital Dictionaries of South Asia, University of Chicago)
- ↑ "Gul". Nordic Names. September 17, 2015.
- ↑ 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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