Mete

MeteGender| Masculine

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

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[edit]

* MetE, Met.E., Metallurgical Engineer

## People[edit]

### Given name[edit]

* Ahmet Mete Işıkara (1941-2013), Turkish seismologist
* Mete Atatüre, Turkish physicist
* 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[edit]

* Caterina Mete (born 1980), Australian dancer
* Victor Mete (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player

## Fictional characters[edit]

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

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