گیره‌سون

Ottoman Turkish

Giresun province

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κερασοῦς (Kerasoûs).

Proper noun

گیره‌سون • (Giresun)

Giresun (a city and province in the East Black Sea region, Turkey)

Descendants

Turkish: Giresun
- → English: Giresun
→ Armenian: Կիրէսուն (Kirēsun), Քիրէսուն (Kʻirēsun)

Further reading

Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Giresun”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)
Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Giresun”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎, 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 291

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