Gul (name)
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Gul (also transliterated as Gol[1]) is a Persian[2] unisex given name, it is also used as a family name, which is common in Central and South Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and Turkey.
Gul in Persian[3] means rose, it is also an abbreviation used in the medieval and early modern periods for William (derived from Guillaume), for example in the signature "Gul: Ebor" for William Dawes, Archbishop of York.[4]
Given name
| Gul | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡʊl/ |
| Gender | Male and Female |
| Language(s) | Persian and Turkic |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Rose |
| Region of origin | Central Asia |
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Males
- 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
- Gul Hassan Khan, Pakistani Chief of Army Staff
- Gul Khan, Pakistani cricketer
- 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
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Surname
| Gul | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
 Gul in Persian and Turkic languages means rose. | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡʊl/ |
| Meaning | Rose |
| Region of origin | Central Asia |
| Language(s) of origin | Persian and Turkic |
- Abdullah Gül, President of the Republic 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
- 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
- Sajjad Gul, Pakistani CEO
- Umar Gul, Pakistani cricketer
- Waheed Gul, Patriotic Pakistani
- Yekta Yılmaz Gül (born 1978), Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler
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See also
- Gul (disambiguation)
References
- ↑ http://www.behindthename.com/support/transcribe.php?type=PE&target=Go!l
- ↑ http://www.thefreedictionary.com/gul
- ↑ Francis Joseph Steingass, A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary: gul (Digital Dictionaries of South Asia, University of Chicago)
- ↑ 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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