Gönül: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Gönül – Meaning: heart, in the emotional/inner sense (not the physical organ) – Origin: Turkish – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: guh-NOOL


Gönül is a Turkish girl's name meaning “heart, in the emotional/inner sense (not the physical organ)”. It appears in our list of 200+ Baby Names That Mean Love — Tender Picks Across Every Language.

Meaning & Origin of Gönül

Meaning: Heart, in the emotional/inner sense (not the physical organ).

Origin: Turkish.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Gönül

Phonetic: guh-NOOL   IPA: /ɡœˈnyl/

Popularity of Gönül

Gönül doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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