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مَحْمَت
Mehmet
MEH-met
“Praised (Turkish form of Muhammad).”
About Mehmet
Mehmet is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "praised (turkish form of muhammad)" — a Turkish-Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Turkish form of Muhammad. From the Arabic root ح-م-د.
Among the most common Turkish masculine names.
Origin & roots
Origin
Turkish · Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Mehmed
Root letters
Turkish absorbed thousands of Arabic-rooted words after the Anatolian conversion; Mehmet's root letters sit at the seam.
Across history
Who has carried Mehmet before.
- Mehmed II 'the Conqueror' (1432–1481), Ottoman sultan who took Constantinople
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Mehmet
- What does the name Mehmet mean?
- Mehmet (مَحْمَت) means "Praised (Turkish form of Muhammad)". Turkish form of Muhammad. From the Arabic root ح-م-د.
- Is Mehmet a name from the Qur'an?
- Mehmet does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Turkish-Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Mehmet a boy or a girl name?
- Mehmet is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Mehmet come from?
- Mehmet is a Turkish-Arabic name, built on the root letters Ḥ-M-D. Among the most common Turkish masculine names.
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