Unisex name
Gümüş name meaning
“a lustrous white precious metal”
Gümüş means “a lustrous white precious metal,” or silver. It uses the Turkish word gümüş as a given name, continuing the Old Turkic form kümüš. Used for both girls and boys in Türkiye, it evokes a silver ring catching the light and displaying the metal’s characteristic sheen.
What does Gümüş mean?
A lustrous white precious metal
In Turkish: parlak beyaz değerli metal
Gümüş evokes the pale shine and precious quality of silver. In Turkish, the word also describes the appearance of moonlight or a gleaming surface of water. It belongs beside material names such as Altın and İnci and is also used as a surname.
Origin of the name Gümüş
The name comes from the Turkish word gümüş, meaning silver. This word continues the older Turkic form kümüš.
Double names with Gümüş
Double-name ideas built from names in our dictionary, with the meaning of each name.
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Gümüş Ayperi
Meaning of each name
- Gümüş: a lustrous white precious metal
- Ayperi: moon fairy; fairy beautiful as the moon
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Andaç Gümüş
Meaning of each name
- Andaç: keepsake, an object preserving a memory
- Gümüş: a lustrous white precious metal
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Gümüş Başak
Meaning of each name
- Gümüş: a lustrous white precious metal
- Başak: the grain-bearing head of a cereal plant
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İlke Gümüş
Meaning of each name
- İlke: principle, a fundamental guiding idea
- Gümüş: a lustrous white precious metal
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Gümüş Sezgi
Meaning of each name
- Gümüş: a lustrous white precious metal
- Sezgi: intuition; immediate inner understanding
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Aylina Gümüş
Meaning of each name
- Aylina: Halo around the moon
- Gümüş: a lustrous white precious metal
How to pronounce Gümüş
| Syllables | 2 · 5 letters · 5-letter boy names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /ɡymyʃ/ |
| Ottoman Turkish | كومش |
Is Gümüş a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Gümüş is used for both boys and girls. See all unisex names.
Gümüş does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 5 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
Spellings and similar names
Names that sound like Gümüş
Names with related meanings
- İnci♀Pearl
- Beril♀Beryl, a gemstone mineral
- Mercan♀Coral
- Feride♀Unique, incomparable
- Zümrüt♀A precious stone of vivid green colour
- Yeşim♀Jade, an ornamental stone often green
- Elmas♀Diamond
- Esmira♀Emerald, a green gemstone
- Nefise♀Precious, exquisite, highly valuable
- Cevahir♂♀Precious stones, jewels
- Cevher♂♀Precious stone
- Dürdane♀A pearl
FAQ about the name Gümüş
What is the meaning of Gümüş?
Gümüş means “a lustrous white precious metal”. The name comes from the Turkish word gümüş, meaning silver. This word continues the older Turkic form kümüš.
Is Gümüş a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Gümüş is used for both boys and girls.
Is Gümüş in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Gümüş nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Gümüş?
Gümüş is of Turkish origin.
How many syllables does Gümüş have?
Gümüş has 2 syllables and 5 letters.
How popular is the name Gümüş?
Gümüş does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 5 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
What names go well with Gümüş?
Some ideas: Gümüş Ayperi; Andaç Gümüş; Gümüş Başak.
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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