Girl name
Tangül name meaning
“dawn rose; rose at daybreak”
Tangül means “dawn rose” or “rose at daybreak.” It joins Turkish tan, meaning the light before sunrise, with Persian-derived gül, meaning rose, and is used as a girl's name in Türkiye. A rose illuminated by the earliest morning light provides a concrete image of the name's combined elements.
What does Tangül mean?
Dawn rose; rose at daybreak
In Turkish: tan gülü; şafaktaki gül
Tangül suggests a rose seen in the first light of morning. It shares its dawn element with Tanyel and Taner, and its rose element with Gülten and Aygül, illustrating the Turkish practice of building names by combining recognizable images from nature.
Gül is the Persian-origin word for “rose.” It brings a floral image to compound names such as Ayşegül, Nurgül and Aygül. More girl names ending in -gül →
Origin of the name Tangül
Combines Turkish tan, meaning dawn, with Persian-origin gül, meaning rose. The compound joins an image of a flower with the light of early morning.
How to pronounce Tangül
| Syllables | 2 · 6 letters · 6-letter girl names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /tanɡyl/ |
Is Tangül a girl’s name?
Yes, Tangül is used mostly as a girl’s name. See all girl names.
Tangül does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 2 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
Spellings and similar names
Names that sound like Tangül
Names with related meanings
- Seher♀The early morning before daybreak
- Rojda♀Daybreak
- Şafak♂♀The first light appearing before sunrise
- Tan♂♀The first light before sunrise
- Tansel♂♀Dawn and flood
- Tansu♂♀Water at dawn
- Bükre♀Early morning
- Günaydın♂♀A bright day
- Gündoğdu♂♀The sun rose, the day began
- Tuluğ♀Rising
- Saba♀Morning breeze
- Anadolu♀Anatolia
Famous people named Tangül
- Tangül Akakıncı · b. 1970
FAQ about the name Tangül
What is the meaning of Tangül?
Tangül means “dawn rose; rose at daybreak”. Combines Turkish tan, meaning dawn, with Persian-origin gül, meaning rose. The compound joins an image of a flower with the light of early morning.
Is Tangül a girl’s name?
Yes, Tangül is used mostly as a girl’s name.
Is Tangül in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Tangül nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Tangül?
Tangül is of Turkish and Persian origin.
How many syllables does Tangül have?
Tangül has 2 syllables and 6 letters.
How popular is the name Tangül?
Tangül does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 2 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
Famous people named Tangül?
Notable people named Tangül include Tangül Akakıncı.
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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