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Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Scripts Бакыт(Kyrgyz) Бақыт(Kazakh) باقىت(Kazakh Arabic)
Pronounced Pron. bah-KUT(Kazakh)  [key·IPA]
Other Forms FormsBaqyt (Kazakh)

Meaning & History

From Kyrgyz бакыт (bakyt) or Kazakh бақыт (baqyt) both meaning "happiness, luck", ultimately from Persian بخت (bakht). It is only used as a masculine name in Kyrgyzstan while it is unisex in Kazakhstan.
Added 2/19/2016 by HL
Edited 3/14/2021 by Mike C, Sofia and HL