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.
1 German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a cutler, from Middle High German mezzer âknifeâ, from Old High German mezzirahs, mezzisahs, a compound of maz âfoodâ, âmeatâ + sahs âknifeâ, âswordâ. 2  The Jewish name is from German Messer âknifeâ or Yiddish meser.ast name origins & meanings: 1  German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a cutler, from Middle High German mezzer âknifeâ, from Old High German mezzirahs, mezzisahs, a compound of maz âfoodâ, âmeatâ + sahs âknifeâ, âswordâ.