Honestly, Gul is absolutely one of my favorite names. It's short, sweet, and simple. The meaning is also nice. I also feel like this name could go with anything! This name alongside with the other Gul-names are nice, such as Gulshan and Gulistan. Cool name.
With 1 200 028 bearers, Gul is the 9th most common name in Pakistan (2014 Data). With 733 159 bearers, Gul is the 4th most common name in Afghanistan (2014 Data).Source: https://forebears.io/forenames/gul
There are many Gul- names used in Iran: Gulafruz ('dazzling like a flower'); Gulafsan ('rose fable'); Gulafshan ('dispersing like a flower'); Gulandam ('having the form of a flower; slender, delicate'); Gulbadan ('having a body like a rose'); Gulbaher ('a spring flower'); Gulbai; Gulbanu ('flower lady'); Gulbarg ('rose leaf'); Gulchehr ('having a countenance like a rose'); Gulestan, Gulshan ('rose garden'); Gulkhandan ('smiling like a flower'); Gulkhurshid ('sunflower'); Gullala ('tulip flower'); Gulnar ('pomegranate'); Gulpaekar ('rose-faced'); Gulroxar ('rose-faced, rosy-cheeked'); Gulrukh ('rose-faced, ruddy'); Gulshirin ('sweet like a rose'); Gulzar ('flower garden').
― Anonymous User 7/30/2011
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Actually in Iranian gul means "flower" not "rose". "Rose" means "rose", same meaning in English.