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.
noun, plural Somalis (especially collectively) Somali. 1. a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions. 2. the Cushitic language of the Somali.