Kutalmış
Kutalmış is a very rare masculine Turkish given name. "Kutalmış" is composed of two words: "kut" and "almış". In Turkish, "Kut" means "life force", and/or "happiness" whereas "almış" means literally " received", and/or " took". Thus, "Kutalmış" means "who received happiness ", ""who received life force ". In Turkish mythology, "Kut" also means "divine authority or power that a person has received from god". In this interpretation, "Kutalmış" means, "The ruler who is blessed and authorized by god to be the ruler".
Given name
- Seljuk Kutalmısh, the son of Arslan Yabgu and a cousin of Toğrül Bey.
- Ahmet Kutalmış Türkeş, the son of Alparslan Türkeş and MP of Justice and Development Party.