Gülistan means “flower garden, rose garden”. It comes from Persian. It is documented as a girl's name in Uyghur and also used in Turkish.
- Gülistan is a name of Persian origin.
- It is recorded for Turkish and Uyghur.
- 3 syllables (counted from the spelling) and 8 letters.
What does Gülistan mean?
Literally: Persian gol 'rose, flower' + -stān (place suffix)
Literal meaning
Gülistan (گۈلىستان) is a Uyghur female name and also the Uyghur word for a flowerbed or flower garden. It comes from Persian golestān 'rose garden', built from gol 'flower, rose' and the place suffix -stān.[1,5]
Meaning themes: Flowers
Gülistan in Turkish and Uyghur
What does Gülistan mean in Turkish?
In Turkish the name is written Gülistan. No separate Turkish gloss is recorded, so the general meaning “flower garden, rose garden” applies. It is recorded as a girl's name.
Where does the name Gülistan come from?
Persian, borrowing. From Persian golestān.[1]✓ Documented
Persian, borrowing. The Dictionary of Uyghur Names gives the origin as Persian.[5]✓ Documented
- gül “rose; flower”, from Persian (Persian گل, Turkish gül, Kazakh / Kyrgyz гүл, Uyghur گۈل)
Which languages use the name Gülistan?
Gülistan is used as a given name in Turkish and Uyghur. Its origin is Persian. The table shows for each language whether the use is documented by a cited source or comes from our editorial research.
Gülistan across Turkic languages
| Language | Spelling | Gender | Meaning in this language | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkish | GülistanLatin | Girl | same as above: “flower garden, rose garden” | Editorial |
| Uyghur | گۈلىستانArabic script | Girl | “flower garden” | Documented[1,5] |
Similar spellings in different languages do not prove a shared origin: two languages can arrive at the same sound from different words. The origin section above states what the sources say.
Spelling variations of Gülistan
Forms are shown as recorded, in their original script. Romanizations and rule-based conversions are labelled with their system and are not presented as attested spellings.
Names related to Gülistan
Sibling names for Gülistan
Names recorded for the same languages that start with a different letter, so two children are not mixed up. Names that share a meaning theme or an element with Gülistan rank first. Siblings do not have to match; these are only ideas.
- DurugülGirl“pure rose”same language (turkish) · also shares the theme flowers · also shares the element gül
- AkgülGirl“white rose; white flower”same language (turkish) · also shares the theme flowers · also shares the element gül
- NazlıgülGirl“coy rose”same language (turkish) · also shares the theme flowers · also shares the element gül
- MihrigülGirl“flower of kindness”same language (uyghur) · also shares the theme flowers · also shares the element gül
- NevgülGirl“new rose”same language (turkish) · also shares the theme flowers · also shares the element gül
- BirgülGirl“unique rose”same language (turkish) · also shares the theme flowers · also shares the element gül
- TangülGirl“dawn rose”same language (turkish) · also shares the theme flowers · also shares the element gül
- RizwangülGirl“flower of contentment”same language (uyghur) · also shares the theme flowers · also shares the element gül
Common questions about Gülistan
What does the name Gülistan mean?
Gülistan means “flower garden, rose garden”. It comes from Persian. It is documented as a girl's name in Uyghur and also used in Turkish.
Is Gülistan a girl's or a boy's name?
Gülistan is recorded as a girl's name. By language: Turkish: girls; Uyghur: girls.
Where does Gülistan come from?
Gülistan is of Persian origin according to our origin records. Read the origin section above for the sources.
Which languages use Gülistan?
Gülistan is recorded for Turkish and Uyghur. The table shows each language's spelling, gender and evidence label, and a language is listed only when our data records the name for it.
How is Gülistan spelled in other scripts?
Recorded spellings: گۈلىستان (Arabic script), Gülistan (Latin). Romanizations and rule-based conversions are labelled as such in the spelling table.
How many syllables does Gülistan have?
Gülistan has 3 syllables by our approximate count of vowel groups in the spelling, and 8 letters. Pronunciation can differ by language.
Sources
Numbers in the text point to these sources. The descriptions on this page are written by our editors; source texts are not copied.
- Wiktionary contributors. Wiktionary entry “گۈلىستان”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 76257686. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Supports: Uyghur noun flowerbed, flower garden; female given name; from Persian گلستان; classified as a female given name in the Uyghur section; listed as a female given name in the Uyghur section; from Persian گلستان (+2 more)
- Wiktionary contributors. Wiktionary entry “گلستان”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 93752868. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Supports: Persian noun rose garden; from گل + ـستان
- Wiktionary contributors. Wiktionary entry “گل”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 93616893. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Supports: Persian noun flower; rose (archaic/literary)
- Wiktionary contributors. Wiktionary entry “ـستان”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 92531256. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Supports: Persian suffix -istan, -estan, -stan
- Uyghur Language. Dictionary of Uyghur Names. Uyghur Language (GitHub: uyghur-language/names), revision 075ed994f116b4b9e06c7d013b4fb880db679883. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: MIT License.
Supports: entry in the Dictionary of Uyghur Names; Uyghur gloss: گۈللۈك باغ; listed as a Uyghur given name (feminine); origin: Persian (+2 more)
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