Girl name
Güldeğer name meaning
“as precious as a rose”
Güldeğer means “as precious as a rose.” It combines Persian-derived gül, meaning rose, with the Turkish word değer, meaning value or worth. The name is used for girls in Türkiye. A carefully chosen rose offered as a gift provides a concrete association between its floral element and the idea of value.
What does Güldeğer mean?
As precious as a rose
In Turkish: gül kadar değerli
Güldeğer can be read as joining rose imagery with the idea of value. In Turkish, değer can function both as a noun meaning worth and as a conjugated form of değmek. The exact construction is therefore uncertain, and as precious as a rose should be treated as an interpretation based on its components.
Origin of the name Güldeğer
The name probably combines Persian-derived gül, meaning rose, with Turkish değer, meaning value or worth. It can be interpreted as having the worth of a rose or being as precious as one.
How to pronounce Güldeğer
| Syllables | 3 · 8 letters · 8-letter girl names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /ɡyldeɰeɾ/ |
Is Güldeğer a girl’s name?
Yes, Güldeğer is used mostly as a girl’s name. See all girl names.
Güldeğer does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025).
Spellings and similar names
Names that sound like Güldeğer
Names with related meanings
- Zeynep♀A fragrant flowering tree
- Yasemin♀Jasmine, a plant with fragrant flowers
- Ayşegül♀A combination of Ayşe and rose
- Songül♀The last rose
- Gülce♀Rose-like
- Asmin♀Jasmine flower
- Açelya♀An ornamental shrub with colourful flowers
- Gül♀Rose
- Roza♀The rose flower
- Nesrin♀Wild rose
- Zeyneb♀A fragrant flowering tree
- Çiğdem♀Crocus
FAQ about the name Güldeğer
What is the meaning of Güldeğer?
Güldeğer means “as precious as a rose”. The name probably combines Persian-derived gül, meaning rose, with Turkish değer, meaning value or worth. It can be interpreted as having the worth of a rose or being as precious as one.
Is Güldeğer a girl’s name?
Yes, Güldeğer is used mostly as a girl’s name.
Is Güldeğer in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Güldeğer nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Güldeğer?
Güldeğer is of Persian and Turkish origin.
How many syllables does Güldeğer have?
Güldeğer has 3 syllables and 8 letters.
How popular is the name Güldeğer?
Güldeğer does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025).
Sources and method
Meanings and origins draw on language sources and name dictionaries; popularity figures come from TÜİK’s address-based population register, and notable people from Wikidata.
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