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.
Birth Name:Mehmet YÃ¼ksel. Birthplace:Karlsruhe, West Germany. Date of Birth:16 October 1970. Ethnicity: German, Turkish. Mehmet Scholl is a German soccer player who was born to a German mother and a Turkish father. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehmet_Scholl.