Korkut (name) explained

Korkut
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	Big hailstone, stern, resolute
Region:	Turkey
Language:	Turkish
Related Names:	Yavuz

Korkut is a masculine Turkish name and surname. In Turkish, "korkut" means "big hailstone", "stern", and/or "resolute". An early example is Dede Korkut, a mythological figure in the Book of Dede Korkut.

Notable persons with that name include:

Given name

• Şehzade Korkut (1467-1513) Ottoman prince
• Korkut Boratav (born 1935), Turkish economist
• Korkut Eken (born 1945), Turkish security officer
• Korkut Özal (1929–2016), Turkish politician
• Korkut Uygun (born 1975), Turkish chemical engineer and a medical researcher
• Korkut Yaltkaya (1938–2001), Turkish academic

Surname

• Derviš Korkut (1888–1969), Bosnian librarian
• Kübra Öçsoy Korkut (born 1994), Turkish para table tennis player
• Tayfun Korkut (born 1974), Turkish footballer