Mehmet - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Mehmet \me(h)-met\ is a variant of Muhammad (Arabic), and the meaning of Mehmet is "praiseworthy".

The baby name Mehmet sounds like Mehmud, Mahmud, Mehmood and Mehmoud. Other similar baby names are Ahmet, Muhamet, Mohamet and Mahomet.

Mehmet is a very rare male first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Mehmet. Compare Mehmet with related baby names.