Mete
Mete is a common masculine Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Mete" means "brave", "galahad", "hero", "valiant", and/or "gallant".
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Turkish |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Turkish |
| Word/name | "mete" |
| Derivation | "mete" |
| Meaning | "brave", "galahad", "hero", "valiant", "gallant" |
| Other names | |
| Cognate(s) | Bahadır |
| See also | Baghatur |
Mete is a deformed version of "Mo - du" which is the regional name of Modu Chanyu who was the founder of Xiongnu Empire. Appropriate Turkish reading of "Mo - du" is "Baghatur". Baghatur is also used as a masculine given name by Turkish people as Bahadır, Batur, and as in other cognate forms.
People
Given name
- Ahmet Mete Işıkara (1941-2013), Turkish seismologist
- Mete Binay, Turkish weightlifter
- Mete Gazoz, Turkish recurve archer
- Mete Kīngi Paetahi, New Zealand politician
- Mete Özgencil, Turkish singer
- Halil Mete Soner, Turkish mathematician
Surname
- Caterina Mete (born 1980), Australian dancer
- Victor Mete (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player
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