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.
Somalis in Minnesota. Somalia is a country on the eastern edge of Africa, often called the âHorn of Africaâ. The population of the country was between 7-10 million (before 1991). Somaliâs speak the same language by and large, which is Somali.