Folio § gulan
Gulan
Roses, May (month)
The story of the name
Plural of 'gul' (rose). Also the Kurdish name for the month of May — when roses bloom.
Etymology
Root: gul + -an · Kurmancî / Persian
Gulan is roses — the plural of gul. By extension it names May, the month when roses bloom. In Kurmancî the months were re-named in the early 20th century with this kind of nature-marking compound.
Name family
- Gulistan · cognate — rose garden
- Gulbahar · cognate — spring rose
Linguistic parallels
- Golan Persiska — Samma
- May Engelska — Månadsnamn
Updated: 2026-05-02