Gökalp

Gökalp or Gokalp is a Turkish male given name and surname[1][2] formed by the two Turkish words gök ("sky; blue") and alp ("brave, hero") – therefore literally be translated as "sky hero", but considering the second meaning of gök also as "blue eyed hero" – and may refer to:

Given name

Surname

  • Mertim Gokalp (born 1981), Australian portrait and figure painter
  • Ziya Gökalp (1876–1924), Turkish sociologist, writer, poet, and political activist

References

  1. ^ "Gökalp Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Archived from the original on July 14, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2018. Approximately 20,336 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Turkey. Highest density in: Turkey.
  2. ^ "Statistics and meaning of name Gokalp". namespedia.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2018. Gokalp first name was found 78 times in 7 different countries. Surname Gokalp is used at least 188 times in at least 11 countries.
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