The story behind Mehmet
From Ottoman Turkish محمد (Mehmed, Mehmet), from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad). Doublet of Muhammad, Mahomet, and Baphomet.
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Turkish entry
From Ottoman Turkish محمد (Mehmed), from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad). See "Muhammad" for details.
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): M EH1 M AH0 T
Regional pronunciation variants
- Turkish: /mehˈmet/
- Turkish: /meːˈmet/
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Mehmet ranked #5143 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Mehmet
Ahmet
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish احمد (ahmed), from Arabic أَحْمَد (ʔaḥmad).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- same syllable count
- similar length
Cevdet
From Ottoman Turkish جودت (Cevdet), from Arabic جَوْدَة (jawda).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- same syllable count
- similar length
Cihat
Borrowed from Arabic جِهَاد (jihād).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- same syllable count
- similar length
Cüneyt
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish جنيد (Cüneyd), from Arabic جُنَيْد (junayd).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- same syllable count
- similar length
Davut
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish داوود (dāvūd), from Arabic دَاوُود (dāwūd), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד (dāwīḏ).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ferit
From Ottoman Turkish فرید (Ferid), from Arabic فَرِيد (farīd, “unique, precious”). Cf. Turkish Ferit.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Mehmet
Abdeslam
Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱلسَّلَام (ʕabdu s-salām).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdoella
Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه (ʕabdu llāh).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdoulla
a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Abdullah
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Mehmet
Aaliyah
Popularized by American singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001). Transliteration of Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abacar
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr, literally “father of a young camel; father of a person named Bakr”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abaz
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس (ʼabbas), from Arabic عَبَّاس (ʕabbās, literally “frowning; lion”). For the final /z/ compare abanoz. Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عباس…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length