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Gulnaz
گلنازSay it gul-NAAZ
- Meaning today
- Charming flower, shy rose
- Original meaning
- "compound of gul, 'rose, flower', and nāz, 'grace, pride'" Steingass, p. 1093, 1371
- Say it
- gul-NAAZ
- Written
- گلناز
- Other spellings
- Gulnaaz, Golnaz
Gulnaz
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Gulnaz meaning
Gulnaz (گلناز) is a Muslim girl's name of Persian origin.
Compound of gul, 'rose, flower', and nāz, 'grace, pride'
Also used to mean: charming flower, shy rose
Gulnaz (گلناز) joins two Persian words: gul, the rose and flowers in general, and nāz, which Steingass glosses as pride, coquettish charm and delicacy. The compound is not a Steingass headword, so its meaning is read from the two parts, something like a rose's grace or a flower's charm. Name lists render it "charming flower" or "shy rose", and others give "pride of flowers"; all are fair readings of the pair rather than fixed translations. The name is shared by Persian- and Turkic-speaking communities as well as Muslim families in India and Pakistan. Nāz also gives the girls' names Naz and Nazia, and gul appears in many other Persian compounds.
Source: Steingass, A Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary (1892), p. 1093, 1371 · entry گل gul; ناز nāz · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Steingass, Persian–English Dictionary, gul, p. 1093 · Steingass, Persian–English Dictionary, nāz, p. 1371 · Wikipedia, Gulnaz
Spellings
Gulnaz · Gulnaaz · Golnaz