Boy name
Karabulut name meaning
“a dark or blackened cloud”
Karabulut means a dark or blackened cloud. It combines Turkish kara, meaning black or dark, with bulut, meaning cloud, and is used as a boy's name in Türkiye. Dark clouds gathering before rain provide its immediate natural image; the same compound also appears figuratively in Turkish expressions of trouble.
What does Karabulut mean?
A dark or blackened cloud
In Turkish: koyu renkli, kararmış bulut
Karabulut evokes a sky darkening before rain. Turkish also uses dark clouds as a metaphor for approaching trouble, a word meaning that says nothing about a name bearer. It shares individual elements with Bulut and Karahan and also occurs as a surname.
Origin of the name Karabulut
It combines Turkish kara, 'black, dark', and bulut, 'cloud'. The compound can describe a literal dark cloud or figuratively suggest trouble.
How to pronounce Karabulut
| Syllables | 4 · 9 letters · 9-letter boy names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /kaɾabulut/ |
Is Karabulut a boy’s name?
Yes, Karabulut is used mostly as a boy’s name. See all boy names.
Karabulut does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 2 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
Names with related meanings
- Göktuğ♂A sky-blue ceremonial standard
- Miraç♂Means of ascent
- Atlas♂Mythological Titan who bears the heavens
- Ayaz♂Sharp dry cold under clear skies
- Göktürk♂The historical Göktürk state and people name
- Gökalp♂Sky hero
- Bulut♂A visible mass of water droplets in the sky
- Gökhan♂Khan of the sky
- Gökay♂Moon in the sky
- Evren♂The universe
- Gökdeniz♂A blue, sky-coloured sea
- Ufuk♂Horizon
FAQ about the name Karabulut
What is the meaning of Karabulut?
Karabulut means “a dark or blackened cloud”. It combines Turkish kara, 'black, dark', and bulut, 'cloud'. The compound can describe a literal dark cloud or figuratively suggest trouble.
Is Karabulut a boy’s name?
Yes, Karabulut is used mostly as a boy’s name.
Is Karabulut in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Karabulut nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Karabulut?
Karabulut is of Turkish origin.
How many syllables does Karabulut have?
Karabulut has 4 syllables and 9 letters.
How popular is the name Karabulut?
Karabulut does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 2 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
Sources and method
Meanings and origins draw on language sources and name dictionaries; popularity figures come from TÜİK’s address-based population register, and notable people from Wikidata.
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