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Mete
GenderMasculine
Language(s)Turkish
Origin
Language(s)Turkish
Word/name"mete"
Derivation"mete"
Meaning"brave", "galahad", "hero", "valiant", "gallant"
Other names
Cognate(s)Bahadır
See alsoBaghatur

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.

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