Boy name
Yakut name meaning
“deep-red precious gemstone; ruby”
Yakut means ruby, a deep-red precious gemstone. It entered Turkish from Arabic yāqūt, with an earlier history involving Persian and Greek. In Türkiye, it is used as a masculine name. Its concrete imagery comes from the richly colored stone, also associated with lips in classical poetry.
What does Yakut mean?
Deep-red precious gemstone; ruby
In Turkish: koyu kırmızı değerli taş
Yakut is taken from the gemstone known for its red color and brilliance. Classical poetry uses the stone in comparisons involving lips and color; the name belongs alongside gemstone names such as Zümrüt and İnci and should be distinguished from the identically written ethnonym.
Origin of the name Yakut
Yakut entered Turkish from Arabic yāqūt. Its earlier history leads through Persian forms to Greek hyákinthos; it is etymologically distinct from Yakut as a name for the Sakha people.
| Linguistic origin | Arabic, Persian, Greek |
|---|---|
| Naming tradition | Islamic |
| In Islamic history | Names found in the Quran |
| Is Yakut in the Quran? | As a word · الياقوت · 55:58The Arabic source word yāqūt occurs in Surah Ar-Rahman as an ordinary word referring to the gemstone. |
| Starts with | Y · Ya |
Names are shared across communities. Where a name is common says nothing certain about any one person’s background, faith or origin.
Double names with Yakut
Double-name ideas built from names in our dictionary, with the meaning of each name.
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Yakut Veli
Meaning of each name
- Yakut: deep-red precious gemstone; ruby
- Veli: guardian, friend; saint
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Mevlüt Yakut
Meaning of each name
- Mevlüt: one who is born; newborn child
- Yakut: deep-red precious gemstone; ruby
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Yakut Zübeyir
Meaning of each name
- Yakut: deep-red precious gemstone; ruby
- Zübeyir: a small, solid stone
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Çelebi Yakut
Meaning of each name
- Çelebi: cultivated, courteous and refined person
- Yakut: deep-red precious gemstone; ruby
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Yakut Moşe
Meaning of each name
- Yakut: deep-red precious gemstone; ruby
- Moşe: traditionally, one drawn from the water
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Fettah Yakut
Meaning of each name
- Fettah: opener of ways; one who judges
- Yakut: deep-red precious gemstone; ruby
How to pronounce Yakut
| Syllables | 2 · 5 letters · 5-letter boy names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /jakut/ |
| Ottoman Turkish | یاقوت |
| Arabic | ياقوت |
Is Yakut a boy’s name?
Yes, Yakut is used mostly as a boy’s name. In our data, 75% of bearers are male. See all boy names.
Yakut does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 5 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
Spellings and similar names
Names that sound like Yakut
Names with related meanings
- Cevahir♂♀Precious stones, jewels
- Cevher♂♀Precious stone
- Gümüş♂♀A lustrous white precious metal
- Almas♂Diamond, a precious hard gemstone
- Cevayir♂♀Precious stones
- Cevheri♂Relating to essence, substance, or jewels
- Diamond♂Diamond
- Dürrü♂Pearl
- Feruza♂Turquoise gemstone
- Feyruz♂Turquoise gemstone
- Gevher♂Precious stone
- Tektaş♂A single stone
Famous people named Yakut
- Yakut Akyön Yılmaz
- Yakut Efes
- Yakut Kadriye
FAQ about the name Yakut
What is the meaning of Yakut?
Yakut means “deep-red precious gemstone; ruby”. Yakut entered Turkish from Arabic yāqūt. Its earlier history leads through Persian forms to Greek hyákinthos; it is etymologically distinct from Yakut as a name for the Sakha people.
Is Yakut a boy’s name?
Yes, Yakut is used mostly as a boy’s name. In our data, 75% of bearers are male.
Is Yakut in the Quran?
As a word. The Arabic source word yāqūt occurs in Surah Ar-Rahman as an ordinary word referring to the gemstone. (e.g.: 55:58)
What is the origin of the name Yakut?
Yakut is of Arabic and Persian and Greek origin.
How many syllables does Yakut have?
Yakut has 2 syllables and 5 letters.
How popular is the name Yakut?
Yakut does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 5 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
What names go well with Yakut?
Some ideas: Yakut Veli; Mevlüt Yakut; Yakut Zübeyir.
Famous people named Yakut?
Notable people named Yakut include Yakut Akyön Yılmaz, Yakut Efes, Yakut Kadriye.
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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