Günay is a

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surname and sometimes first name for males and females. It means a moon, which is seen in daylight. The Azerbaijani equivalent of the name is ''Günay''. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Gunay Aghakishiyeva Gunay Aghakishiyeva (; born 12 May 1990 in Baku) is an Azerbaijani taekwondo practitioner competing in the featherweight division. Gunay Aghakishiyeva won a silver medal at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia. ...

, Azerbaijani female taekwondo practitioner *

Günay Güvenç Günay Güvenç (born 25 June 1991) is a German-Turkish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Galatasaray. Career Galatasaray On 1 August 2023, he signed a 3-year contract with Galatasaray. Career statistics Honours Beşi ...

, Turkish footballer *

Gunay Mehdizade Gunay Zebic (Mehdizade) (; born June 18, 1981, in Baku city) is an Azerbaijani painter and a member of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan, artist of Turkey and Azerbaijan, author and organizer of the project of the Art Gymnasium within the Bursa ...

, Azerbaijani painter *

Gunay Mammadzada Gunay Vugar qizi Mammadzada (; born June 19, 2000) is an Azerbaijani chess player who holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM) through the International Chess Federation (FIDE). She has been an under-10 girls' Wor ...

, Azerbaijani chess player

Surname

Ayşegül Günay Ayşegül Günay Aladağ (born on October 26, 1992) is a Turkish female basketball player. The tall national plays point guard. Currently, she is a member of Galatasaray. Club career Formerly, Günay played in the youth and junior teams of Migr ...

(born 1992), Turkish female basketball player *

Damla Günay Damla Günay (born 24 November 1982) is a Turkish archer. Günay represented Turkey at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 42nd in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 620. In the first round of elimination, she fa ...

(born 1982), Turkish female archer *

Ertuğrul Günay Ertuğrul Günay (born 1 March 1948) is a Turkish politician. He served as the Minister of Culture and Tourism of Turkey between 29 August 2007 and 24 January 2013. Biography Günay graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law with a degre ...

(born 1948), Turkish politician and former government minister *

İzzet Günay İzzet Günay (born 21 August 1934) is Turkish film and stage actor. He is one of the most experienced and well-known Turkish actors with appearances in more than 100 films across six decades. Biography Günay studied at Haydarpaşa High School ...

(born 1934), Turkish film and theatre/stage actor

Places

Günay, Sivrice Günay (also: ''Güneyköy'') is a village in the Sivrice District of Elazığ Province in Turkey.Köy
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