Gul is a common name in Persian ( ) and Turkish () languages, meaning rose. 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). 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. Given name Males 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 Females Gül Gölge (born 1981), Turkish model and actress Gul Panag (born 1979), Indian Bollywood actress Gul Panra (born 1989), Pakistani singer Surname Notable people with the surname Gul or Gül include: Abdullah Gül, President of the Republic of Turkey ın years 2007-2014. Aftab Gul, Pakistani cricketer Ajab Gul, Pakistani actor-turned-director Amir Gul, Pakistani footballer Awal Gul, Afghan prisoner of the United States at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base Dawd Gul, Afghan prisoner of the United States at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base Faruk Gül, Turkish American economist Gerardus Gul, Dutch bishop of the Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands Hamid Gul, former Director General of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Khi Ali Gul, Afghan prisoner of the United States at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base Meirchion Gul, 5th-century king of Rheged (modern-day northern England) Mohammad Gul, Afghan prisoner of the United States at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base Roman Gul, Russian émigré writer Sahar Gul, Afghan child bride tortured by her husband's family Sajjad Gul, Pakistani CEO Umar Gul, Pakistani cricketer Yekta Yılmaz Gül (born 1978), Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler See also Gul (disambiguation) Gull (surname) Gülmira/Gulmira/Gol Mir (:ru:Гульмира) Gülnur/Gulnur Gülnar/Gulnar Nazgul Gulnaz Gulzhan/Guljan References Persian-language surnames Turkish-language surnames Pashto-language surnames Kashmiri-language surnames Turkish feminine given names Indian feminine given names Pakistani feminine given names Persian unisex given names Turkish unisex given names