Umut is a Turkish

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given name meaning ''

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''.

Etymology

Umut comes from the Turkish word

umut Umut is a Turkish gender neutral given name meaning ''hope''. Etymology Umut comes from the Turkish word umut or ummak, which both derive from the Proto-Turkic ''*um-'', meaning "hope". It is cognate with the Karakhanid ''um-'' "to ask f ...

or ummak, which both derive from the

Proto-Turkic Proto-Turkic is the linguistic reconstruction of the common ancestor of the Turkic languages that was spoken by the Proto-Turks before their divergence into the various Turkic peoples. Proto-Turkic separated into Oghur (western) and Common Tu ...

''*um-'', meaning "hope". It is cognate with the

Karakhanid The Kara-Khanid Khanate (; zh, t=喀喇汗國, p=Kālā Hánguó), also known as the Karakhanids, Qarakhanids, Ilek Khanids or the Afrasiabids (), was a Karluk Turkic khanate that ruled Central Asia from the 9th to the early 13th century. Th ...

''um-'' "to ask for, covet, hope for” and ''umdu'' “covetousness, desire”,

Old Uyghur Old Uyghur () was a Turkic language spoken in Qocho from the 9th–14th centuries as well as in Gansu. History Old Uyghur evolved from Old Turkic, a Siberian Turkic language, after the Uyghur Khaganate broke up and remnants of it migrated ...

''umuɣ'' “an object of desire”, Chuvash ''ӑмсанма'' (ăms̬anma) “to want, desire, envy”, Kyrgyz ''умсунуу'' (umsunuu) “to hope, expect”, and

Yakut Yakut or Yakutian may refer to: * Yakuts, the Turkic peoples indigenous to the Sakha Republic * Yakut language, a Turkic language * Yakut scripts, Scripts used to write the Yakut language * Yakut (name) * Yakut Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic ...

''умсугуй'' (umsuguy) “to develop passion, have a fancy for”, which are all derived from the Proto-Turkic ''*um-''. The name

Ümit Ümit is a unisex Turkish given name and occasional surname, meaning “hope”, originated from the Persian name, Omid. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Ümit Aydın (born 1980), Turkish footballer * Ümit Haluk Bayülken (1921 ...

, which is the Turkish equivalent of the

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

name

Omid Omid (, meaning "Hope") was Iran's first domestically made satellite. Omid was a data-processing satellite for research and telecommunications; Iran's state television reported that it was successfully launched on 2 February 2009. After being lau ...

, originating from the Persian امید (ômêd) and also signifying "hope", is most likely to be a

false cognate False cognates are pairs of words that seem to be cognates because of similar sounds or spelling and meaning, but have different etymologies; they can be within the same language or from different languages, even within the same family. For exampl ...

with Umut.

Popularity

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

, Umut was ranked as the 21st most commonly given name to baby boys in 2020.

Given name

Umut Akkoyun Umut Akkoyun (born 10 July 2000) is a Turkish tennis player. Akkoyun has a career high ATP singles ranking of 2005 achieved on 4 January 2021. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 675 achieved on 4 January 2021. Akkoyun has won 1 I ...

(born 2000), Turkish tennis player * Umut apa (

fl. ''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for 'flourished') denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indic ...

1991–2005), renowned charismatic healer from Kazakhstan *

Umut Aral Umut Aral (born 26 June 1976) is a Turkish film director, producer, and screenwriter best known for the Netflix Original The Protector., Love 101, Who Were We Running From? and his feature debut on esports 'Good Game: The Beginning'. Early l ...

(born 1976), Turkish film director, producer, and screenwriter *

Umut Atakişi Umut Atakişi (born 1 February 1981, İstanbul) is a Turkish chess player and three-time Turkish Chess Champion. Biography Atakişi was born in 1981, started playing chess at the age of nine. He earned FIDE The International Chess Fede ...

(born 1981), Turkish Chess Champion *

Umut Bozok Umut Dilan Bozok (born 19 September 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Eyüpspor. Born in France, he played for the Turkey national team. Early life Bozok was born in Saint-Avold, in the east of ...

(born 1996), French-born Turkish footballer *

Umut Bulut Umut Bulut (, born 15 March 1983) is a Turkish former professional Association football, footballer. Between 2007 and 2018, he made 39 appearances and scored ten goals for the Turkey national football team, Turkey national team. On 24.07.2024, U ...

(born 1983), Turkish footballer *

Umut Gündoğan Umut Gündoğan (born 12 June 1990) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the mi ...

(born 1990), Turkish footballer *

Umut Güneş Umut Güneş (born 16 March 2000) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middl ...

(born 2000), Turkish footballer * Umut A. Gurkan, Turkish–American mechanical and biomedical engineer *

Umut Güzelses Umut Güzelses (; born 15 May 1987) is a Turkish- Israeli former footballer. Childhood in Israel The Güzelses family are Sephardi Jews, descendants of refugees who fled the Spanish Inquisition. They emigrated to Israel Israel, offi ...

(born 1987), Turkish-Israeli soccer player *

Umut Meraş Cengiz Umut Meraş (born 20 December 1995) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Süper Lig club Eyüpspor. Club career On 31 August 2018, Meraş moved to Bursaspor after a couple successful seasons with Boluspor ...

(born 1995), Turkish footballer *

Umut Nayir Mehmet Umut Nayir (born 28 June 1993) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Süper Lig club Konyaspor the Turkey national team. Career Nayir is a youth product of Albayrak and Ankaragücü. In October 2012, he sig ...

(born 1993), Turkish footballer * Umut Oran (born 1962), Turkish textile manufacturer and politician *

Umut Özkirimli Umut is a Turkish gender neutral given name meaning ''hope''. Etymology Umut comes from the Turkish word umut or ummak, which both derive from the Proto-Turkic ''*um-'', meaning "hope". It is cognate with the Karakhanid ''um-'' "to ask f ...

(born 1970), Turkish political scientist * Umut Shayakhmetova (born 1969), Kazakh businesswoman *

Umut Sönmez Umut Sönmez (born 20 June 1993) is an Azerbaijani footballer who plays for German Regionalliga club VfR Aalen. He plays as a midfielder, and can work in both an offensive and creative role. Career Sönmez is a youth product of the German sid ...

(born 1993), Azerbaijani footballer * Umut Sözen (born 1990), Turkish footballer *

Umut Taniş Umut Taniş (born 10 February 2004) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a winger for Yeni Malatyaspor. Career Taniş is a youth product of Yeni Malatyaspor, and was promoted to their senior team in 2022. He made his professional debut with Ye ...

(born 2004), Turkish footballer * Umut Tursun (born 1999), Chinese-Uyghur singer

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