Kouli as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kouli

What is the meaning of the name Kouli ?

The baby name Kouli is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KOO-lee (IPA: /ˈkuːli/).

Kouli is Greek, Polynesian in Origin.

Kouli is a rare given name with roots in Persianate and Turkic onomastics. It reflects the Arabic word qul, “servant,” most often used theophorically in compounds such as Ali Qoli or Allah Quli, meaning “servant of Ali/God.” From the Safavid and Mughal courts through Qajar Iran and Central Asia, Qoli/Gholi elements were common in male names; over time, the element has occasionally stood alone or shifted into a surname in Iran, Azerbaijan, the Caucasus, and South Asia.

Variants arise from transliteration: Quli, Qoli, Gholi, Kuli, Kooli, and less often Qouli or Guli; Kouli represents a French-influenced spelling. Some families also hear an echo of Polynesian ʻuli “dark, deep blue-black,” seen in Hawaiian names like Keōuli or Kauikeaouli, though that is a separate etymology. Today, Kouli is rare, cross-cultural, and typically masculine, carrying the sense of “devotee/servant (of the divine)” when understood in its Persianate form.

⚙ Kouli is seldom given. We have only 30 recorded uses of it on record, from 8 countries.