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.
Bey Name Meaning North German and Frisian: from the Old Frisian personal name Beyo or Boy(e) (see Boye). French: habitational name from any of the places so named, in Ain, Meurthe-et-Moselle, or SaÃ´ne-et-Loire. French (Burgundy): topographic name for someone who lived by a mill stream. Muslim: from beg âbeyâ, a Turkish title of respect.