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.
PRONOUNCED: A-dÉm (English), A-DAH N (French), A-dam (German, Polish, Arabic), A-dahm (Dutch), u-DAM (Russian), ah-DAHM (Ukrainian) Meaning & History This is the Hebrew word for man. It could be ultimately derived from Hebrew ××× ('adam) meaning to be red, referring to the ruddy colour of human skin, or from Akkadian adamu meaning to make.According to Genesis in the Old Testament Adam was created from the earth by God (there is a word play on Hebrew ×Ö²×Ö¸×Ö¸× ('adamah) earth).