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Korkut (name)

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Gender
  
Male

Region of origin
  
Turkey

Language(s)
  
Turkish

Related names
  
Yavuz

Meaning
  
Big hailstone, stern, resolute

Korkut is a masculine Turkish given name and a surname. In Turkish, "korkut" means "big hailstone", "stern", and/or "resolute".

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Notable persons with that name include:

People with the given name

  • Korkut Boratav (born 1935), Turkish economist
  • Korkut Eken (born 1945), Turkish security officer
  • Korkut Uygun (born 1975), Turkish chemical engineer and a medical researcher
  • Şehzade Korkut (1467-1513) Ottoman prince

    • People with the surname

  • Dede Korkut, mythological figure in the Book of Dede Korkut
  • Tayfun Korkut (born 1974), Turkish footballer

    • References

    Korkut (name) Wikipedia
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