Gülşah means “rose + king”. It comes from Persian elements. It is documented as a girl's name in Turkish.
- Gülşah is a name of Persian origin.
- It is recorded for Turkish.
- 2 syllables (counted from the spelling) and 6 letters.
What does Gülşah mean?
Building blocks
Gülşah is a Turkish female name compounded from gül 'rose', a Persian loanword, and şah 'shah, king'. Wiktionary states both glosses directly in the etymology.[1]
Meaning themes: Flowers · Leadership and nobility
Gülşah in Turkish
Where does the name Gülşah come from?
Persian, compound. Two words of Persian origin: gül (from Classical Persian) and şah (via Ottoman Turkish).[2,3]✓ Documented
Is Gülşah a Turkish name?
Yes. Gülşah is documented as a given name in Turkish. Etymologically it is not a native Turkic word: it comes from Persian.
Gülşah across Turkic languages
| Language | Spelling | Gender | Meaning in this language | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkish | GülşahLatin | Girl | same as above: “rose + king” | Documented[1,4] |
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 Gülşah
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.
| Form | Language | Script | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gülşah[1] | Turkish | Latin | Native spelling |
Names related to Gülşah
Other names with gül
Sibling names for Gülşah
Names recorded for the same language (Turkish) that start with a different letter, so two children are not mixed up. Names that share a meaning theme or an element with Gülşah rank first. Siblings do not have to match; these are only ideas.
- PembegülGirl“pink rose”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
- ŞahbanuGirl“queen, royal lady”same language (turkish) · also shares the theme leadership and nobility · also shares the element shah
- MorgülGirl“purple rose”same language (turkish) · also shares the theme flowers · also shares the element gül
- OrgülGirl“fire-red rose”same language (turkish) · 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
- AyşegülGirl“living 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
Common questions about Gülşah
What does the name Gülşah mean?
Gülşah means “rose + king”. It comes from Persian elements. It is documented as a girl's name in Turkish.
Is Gülşah a girl's or a boy's name?
Gülşah is recorded as a girl's name.
Where does Gülşah come from?
Gülşah is of Persian origin according to our origin records, and it is built from gül + şah. Read the origin section above for the sources.
Which languages use Gülşah?
Gülşah is recorded for Turkish. 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 many syllables does Gülşah have?
Gülşah has 2 syllables by our approximate count of vowel groups in the spelling, and 6 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 “Gülşah”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 75657833. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Supports: Turkish: compound of gül 'rose' and şah 'king'; classified as a female given name in the Turkish section; listed as a female given name in the Turkish section; headword of the Turkish given-name entry is “Gülşah”
- Wiktionary contributors. Wiktionary entry “gül”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 93937012. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Supports: Turkish noun rose; from Classical Persian گُل
- Wiktionary contributors. Wiktionary entry “şah”. Wikimedia Foundation, revision 93614773. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
Supports: Turkish noun shah, ruler; (chess) king; inherited from Ottoman شاه
- Wikidata contributors. Wikidata item Q20001821 (Gülşah, female given name). Wikimedia Foundation, revision 2357921661. Accessed 2026-10-28. Licence: CC0 1.0.
Supports: Wikidata given-name item lists Turkish under P407
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