Unisex name
Şehamet name meaning
“valor, boldness; sharpness of understanding”
Şehamet means valor, boldness, and sharpness of understanding. It comes from Arabic shahāma, a word encompassing both courage and mental acuity. Used for girls and boys in Türkiye, it recalls the vocabulary of heroic narratives in older literature and has a semantic connection with the related name Şehim.
What does Şehamet mean?
Valor, boldness; sharpness of understanding
In Turkish: yiğitlik, gözü peklik; anlayış keskinliği
Şehamet is an abstract word in older Turkish writing associated with valor and bold action. Its source also has a sense connected with sharp understanding; the supplied references to intelligence and courage should therefore describe the word's semantic range, rather than qualities attributed to a bearer.
The ending “-et” is not a shared meaningful suffix in names such as Mehmet, Fikret and İsmet. Each name’s origin and meaning belong to the name as a whole. More boy names ending in -et →
Origin of the name Şehamet
From Arabic shahāma, a noun associated with valor and boldness, as well as mental alertness or acuteness.
How to pronounce Şehamet
| Syllables | 3 · 7 letters · 7-letter boy names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /ʃehamet/ |
| Ottoman Turkish | شهامت |
| Arabic | شهامة |
Is Şehamet a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Şehamet is used for both boys and girls. See all unisex names.
Şehamet does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025).
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FAQ about the name Şehamet
What is the meaning of Şehamet?
Şehamet means “valor, boldness; sharpness of understanding”. From Arabic shahāma, a noun associated with valor and boldness, as well as mental alertness or acuteness.
Is Şehamet a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Şehamet is used for both boys and girls.
Is Şehamet in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Şehamet nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Şehamet?
Şehamet is of Arabic origin.
How many syllables does Şehamet have?
Şehamet has 3 syllables and 7 letters.
How popular is the name Şehamet?
Şehamet does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025).
Sources and method
Meanings and origins draw on language sources and name dictionaries; popularity figures come from TÜİK’s address-based population register, and notable people from Wikidata.
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