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Gulbahar

Rose of spring

Gender: Girl
Origin: Compound
Pronunciation guide: gool-ba-HAR

The story of the name

Compound name — 'gul' (rose) + 'bahar' (spring). The first rose of spring.

Etymology

Root: gul + bahar · Persian / Kurmancî

Gulbahar is the rose of spring — gul (rose) + bahar (spring). Both elements are shared across Persian and Kurmancî; the compound is a classical name in the wider Persian literary world.

Name family

Bihar · cognate — spring (Kurmancî form)
Gul · cognate

nature
flower
classic

Updated: 2026-05-02