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Mete

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Gender
  
Masculine

Language(s)
  
Turkish

Derivation
  
"mete"

Language(s)
  
Turkish

Word/name
  
"mete"

Meaning
  
"brave", "galahad", "hero", "valiant", "gallant"

Mete is a common masculine Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Mete" means "brave", "galahad", "hero", "valiant", and/or "gallant".

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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.

Abbreviation

  • MetE, Met.E., Metallurgical Engineer

    • Given name

  • Ahmet Mete Işıkara (1941-2013), Turkish seismologist
  • Mete Binay, Turkish weightlifter
  • Mete Özgencil, Turkish singer
  • Halil Mete Soner, Turkish mathematician

    • Fictional characters

  • Mete Akarsu, in Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman ki (see Turkish Wikipedia article).

    • References

    Mete Wikipedia
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