MuslimGirlPashto
Gul Makai: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
گل مکئی
ګل مکۍ
What Gul Makai means
Gul Makai (گل مکئی) is used as a Muslim girl’s name, but we found no entry for it in the classical dictionaries we use, so Naam gives no meaning for it.
Gul Makai at a glance
- Meaning
- No classical source found
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Pashto
- Faith
- Muslim
- Say it
- gul ma-kai
- Syllables
- 3
- Letters
- 8
- First letter
- G · گ
Origin and history of Gul Makai
No classical source found
A Pashto girl's name from folk romance: gul is flower, and the whole is often explained as 'cornflower', which we have not confirmed in a dictionary, so we give no meaning. Known in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Gul Makai is the heroine of the Pashtun folk romance of Musa Khan and Gul Makai; Malala Yousafzai wrote under the name in 2009.
A popular name, but we found no entry for it in the classical dictionaries we use, so we give no meaning.
How to say and write Gul Makai
- Say it
- gul ma-kai3 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Gul Makai
- Urdu
- گل مکئی
- Original script
- ګل مکۍ
Sibling names for Gul Makai
Muslim boy names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Gul Makai.
- Bachaباچاking; childBoyPashto
- Ghaffarغفارmuch-forgivingBoyArabic
- Ghafoorغفورvery forgivingBoyArabic
- Ghalibغالبvictorious; prevailingBoyArabic
- Ghaniغنیrich; self-sufficientBoyArabic
- Ghanimغانمone who wins spoils; successfulBoyArabic
- Ghausغوثhelp; one who gives aidBoyArabic
- Ghaus Bakhshغوث بخشgift of the Ghaus (Abd al-Qadir Jilani)BoyPersian
Names like Gul Makai
- Ghadaغادہyoung, supple womanGirlArabic
- Ghadeerغدیرpool left by a floodGirlArabic
- Ghaidaغیداءsoft and gracefulGirlArabic
- Ghaliyaغالیہa fine compound perfumeGirlArabic
- Ghaniaغانیہa woman lovely without adornmentGirlArabic
- Ghazalغزلlove lyricGirlArabic
- Ghazalaغزالہfemale gazelleGirlArabic
- Ghaziaغازیہwoman warriorGirlArabic
- Ghinaغنیٰrichness; self-sufficiencyGirlArabic
- Ghulam Fatimaغلام فاطمہservant of FatimaGirlArabic
Names that sound like Gul Makai
Questions about the name Gul Makai
What does the name Gul Makai mean?
We found no entry for Gul Makai in the classical dictionaries we use, so we give no meaning rather than repeat an unsourced one.
Is Gul Makai a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Gul Makai is a girl’s name.
Is Gul Makai a Muslim name?
Yes. Gul Makai is used by Muslim families. It is of Pashto origin. A Pashto girl's name from folk romance: gul is flower, and the whole is often explained as 'cornflower', which we have not confirmed in a dictionary, so we give no meaning. Known in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
How do you pronounce Gul Makai?
Say it “gul ma-kai”: 3 syllables.
How do you write Gul Makai in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Gul Makai is written گل مکئی. In its original script: ګل مکۍ.
Is the meaning of Gul Makai verified?
No classical source found. A popular name, but we found no entry for it in the classical dictionaries we use, so we give no meaning. Every entry on Naam is still a draft awaiting review by a named scholar.