This interesting surname is of Old French origin, introduced into England after the Norman Conquest of 1066, and has two possible sources.
The Name Meaning > Boy Names > Mehmet. The meaning of the name âMehmetâ is: âPraiseworthyâ. Additional information: The Muslim boy name Mehmet is a Turkish form of MUHAMMAD. A variation of the Arabic name of the prophet and founder of Islam. Many sultans of the Ottoman Empire were named Mehmed , which is the old form of Mehmet.
We need to determine a few things before answering this question. 1) Turkish Mehmet is -known as- the evolved version of Muhammad (the Prophet). [Also The Prophet Muhammad is called Muhammad-ul Emin (it means Muhammad the Emin one), we should keep this in mind because we must mention that name too.] The evolving process was this way: