'''Samet''' is both a surname and a given name. The name is German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of velvet, from Yiddish samet 'velvet' (German Samt, ultimately from Greek hexamiton, a compound of hex 'six' + mitos 'thread').<ref>Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press</ref>
Notable people with the name include:
==Given name== *Samet Ağaoğlu (1909–1982), Turkish politician *Samet Ak (born 2001), Turkish archer *Samet Akaydın (born 1994), Turkish football player *Samet Ashimov (born 1979), Bulgarian football player *Samet Aybaba (born 1955), Turkish football player *Samet Bülbül (born 1991), Turkish football player *Samet Bulut (born 1996), Dutch football player *Samet Geyik (born 1987), Turkish basketball player *Samet Gündüz (born 1987), Swiss football player *Samet Hasan Yıldıran (born 1992), Turkish football player
==Middle name== *Faik Samet Güneş (born 1993), Turkish volleyball player.
==Surname== *Elizabeth Samet (born 1969), American author *Hanan Samet, computer scientist *Jonathan Samet (born 1946), physician and epidemiologist *Judah Samet (1938–2022), American businessman *Kayna Samet (born 1980), French singer *Zevi Samet (born 2003), American college basketball player
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{given name|type=both}} {{wiktionary|Samet}} Category:Turkish-language surnames Category:Turkish masculine given names Category:Masculine given names