Gunay

Günay is a Turkish female and male given name and family name meaning "day moon" (i.e. the moon that can be seen in daylight). Another interpretation as sun and moon (güneş ay = Günay) is based on the old Turkish Künay. The first deity of the Turks, the creator of the sun and moon, was called Künay Tängri. Künay instead of Günay is based on the Old Turkish.

Name bearer

First name

• Günay Güvenç (* 1991), Turkish football player

family name

• Enis Günay (* 19 **), Turkish filmmaker
• Ertuğrul Günay (* 1947), Turkish lawyer and politician

See also

• Guenay

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Günay on vornames-weltweit.de
2. ↑ Günay in the dictionary of names of the Turkish language (Turkish)