Gul (name)

Template:Infobox given name Gul is a common name in Persian<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}} Template:Transliteration), Pashto (ګل Gwal) and Turkish ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}) languages, meaning rose.<ref>Francis Joseph Steingass, A Comprehensive Persian-English Dictionary: gul Template:Dead link (Digital Dictionaries of South Asia, University of Chicago)</ref> Gul is used as a family name in Europe, Central and South Asia.

It is also a Nordic given name, used in Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian languages as a short form of Guðólfr (Godwulf).<ref name="Nordic Use of Name Gul">Template:Cite news</ref>

The name is also an abbreviation used in the medieval and early modern periods for William (derived from French Guillaume), for example in the signature "Gul: Ebor" for William Dawes, Archbishop of York.<ref>Deeds of Londesborough and area: Lease for years MD239/35, 1 Jul 1715. The National Archives, UK. Retrieved 19 November 2010</ref>

Given name

Gul Bakhsh, Bengali poet
Gul Hameed Bhatti, Pakistani journalist
Gul Chaman, Afghan prisoner of the United States at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Gul Haider, Afghan politician
Gul Mohammed Jangvi, Afghan Taliban field commander
Haji Alam Gul Kuchi, Afghan politician
Gul Mohammad, Indian/Pakistani cricketer
Gul Mohammed, Guinness world record holder as the shortest human being
Gul Mudin (1994–2010), Afghan child premeditatedly murdered by United States troops
Gul Rahman, Afghan torture victim
Gul Hameed Khan Rokhri, Pakistani politician
Gul Agha Sherzai, Afghan politician
Gul Mohamad Zhowandai, Afghan poet
Gul Rahman Qazi, Pashtun Afghan scholar, peace activist and politician

Notable people with the surname Gul or Gül include: