Gelin

Last updated March 11, 2025

A Gelin (Turkish for bride^[1]) simply means "bride" in Turkish. While there is folklore of a type of female ghost which also happened to have been a bride, associated with some local legend of tragedy ^[2], the term itself does not inherently mean a ghost (or banshee); such definition would be an incorrect translation of the word. It has been suggested that the family name "Gelin" was bestowed due to the beauty and popularity of the family's brides.

The Turkish word Gelinler (plural) translates in English to "the Gelins" or "the brides".

References

↑ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*gẹlin”, in (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
↑ Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) [] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó

External links

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/g%C9%99lin
Efsanevi Yaratıklar (Mythical Creatures) - Gelin
Özhan Öztürk. Folklor ve Mitoloji Sözlüğü 2 Ocak 2010; Ankara, 2009 Phoenix Yayınları. page 403 ISBN 978-605-5738-26-6

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[1] Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*gẹlin”, in (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

[2] Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) [] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó

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