diff --git a/gnu/packages/algebra.scm b/gnu/packages/algebra.scm
index d890aea612e..1d0aee7b880 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/algebra.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/algebra.scm
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ fast arithmetic.")
       #:test-flags #~(list "--pyargs" "flint")))
     (native-inputs
      (list pkg-config
-           python-meson-python
+           python-meson
            python-pytest))
     (inputs
      (list gmp
diff --git a/gnu/packages/astronomy.scm b/gnu/packages/astronomy.scm
index 25f54f60910..ff20a7da786 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/astronomy.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/astronomy.scm
@@ -7160,7 +7160,7 @@ and the use of a modern programming language, techniques, and libraries
      (list gfortran
            perl ; fortran/Makefile
            python-h5py
-           python-meson-python
+           python-meson
            python-pytest
            python-pyyaml))
     (propagated-inputs
diff --git a/gnu/packages/finance.scm b/gnu/packages/finance.scm
index f6aa118b3f5..9e92df38667 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/finance.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/finance.scm
@@ -2043,7 +2043,7 @@ that allows you to run services and through them access the Bitcoin Cash network
            gnupg
            meson
            ninja
-           python-meson-python
+           python-meson
            python-pytest
            python-setuptools
            python-wheel))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/game-development.scm b/gnu/packages/game-development.scm
index be0ade69cf8..685896fbf2c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/game-development.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/game-development.scm
@@ -1760,7 +1760,7 @@ color switches, and many more, with multiple options to customize.")
                        (setenv "SDL_VIDEODRIVER" "dummy")
                        (setenv "SDL_AUDIODRIVER" "disk"))))))
     (native-inputs (list pkg-config
-                         python-meson-python
+                         python-meson
                          python-numpy
                          python-pytest
                          python-setuptools))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/machine-learning.scm b/gnu/packages/machine-learning.scm
index 3b61b02ec2c..f70da736a8e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/machine-learning.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/machine-learning.scm
@@ -2524,7 +2524,7 @@ performance computing environments.")
      (list openblas))
     (native-inputs
      (list gfortran
-           python-meson-python
+           python-meson
            python-pandas
            python-pytest
            python-pytest-xdist))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-science.scm b/gnu/packages/python-science.scm
index 21168b47a97..96d0f005f43 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-science.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-science.scm
@@ -3002,7 +3002,7 @@ logic, also known as grey logic.")
            ;; python-scikit-learn
            #;python-simpleitk))
     (native-inputs
-     (list python-meson-python
+     (list python-meson
            python-pytest
            python-pytest-localserver
            python-pythran))
@@ -3048,7 +3048,7 @@ logic, also known as grey logic.")
                  (string-append "version = \"" #$version "\""))))))))
     (native-inputs
      (list gfortran
-           python-meson-python
+           python-meson
            python-spin
            python-pytest
            python-setuptools))
@@ -3336,7 +3336,7 @@ cross-validation.")
            python-click
            python-doit
            python-hypothesis
-           python-meson-python
+           python-meson
            python-mpmath
            python-numpydoc
            python-pooch
@@ -3961,7 +3961,7 @@ tissue-specificity metrics for gene expression.")
     (inputs
      (list xclip xsel))
     (native-inputs
-     (list python-meson-python
+     (list python-meson
            python-lxml
            python-pytest
            python-pytest-asyncio
@@ -5120,7 +5120,7 @@ arrays.  It is a fork of the Aesara library.")
                        "scs/pythoncapi-compat"))))))
     (native-inputs
      (list pkg-config
-           python-meson-python
+           python-meson
            python-pytest
            pythoncapi-compat
            scs))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index 155c66e53b1..3a790dc5fbe 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -2495,7 +2495,7 @@ three consecutive points in a polyline or polygon
                  "license = {text = \"Apache-2.0 OR LGPL-2.1-or-later\"}\n")))))))
     (native-inputs
      (list pkg-config
-           python-meson-python
+           python-meson
            python-pytest))
     (inputs
      (list c-siphash))
@@ -3350,7 +3350,7 @@ into dataclasses.")
               "-k" "not test_filled_random_big and not test_lines_random_big")))
     (native-inputs
      (list pybind11
-           python-meson-python
+           python-meson
            python-pytest
            python-wurlitzer))
     (propagated-inputs
@@ -10914,7 +10914,7 @@ include_dirs = ~:*~a/include~%" #$(this-package-input "openblas"))))))
     (native-inputs
      (list gfortran
            python-hypothesis
-           python-meson-python
+           python-meson
            python-pytest
            python-pytest-xdist
            python-setuptools
@@ -11104,7 +11104,7 @@ include_dirs = ~:*~a/include~%"
                        (find-files (in-vicinity #$output "/bin"))))))))
     (native-inputs
      (list python-hypothesis
-           python-meson-python
+           python-meson
            python-pytest
            python-pytest-xdist
            python-setuptools
@@ -12027,7 +12027,7 @@ comparison.
            tk))
     (native-inputs
      (list pkg-config
-           python-meson-python
+           python-meson
            pybind11
            python-pytest
            python-pytest-timeout
@@ -13471,7 +13471,7 @@ a front-end for C compilers or analysis tools.")
            ninja
            pkg-config
            python-cython
-           python-meson-python
+           python-meson
            python-numpy
            python-pytest))
     (propagated-inputs
@@ -15855,9 +15855,9 @@ validate this input and generate a PEP 643-compliant metadata
 file (e.g. @file{PKG-INFO}).")
     (license license:expat)))
 
-(define-public python-meson-python
+(define-public python-meson
   (package
-    (name "python-meson-python")
+    (name "python-meson")
     (version "0.19.0")
     (source
      (origin
@@ -15887,6 +15887,9 @@ file (e.g. @file{PKG-INFO}).")
 use of the Meson build system.")
     (license license:expat)))
 
+;; XXX: Deprecated on <2026-01-26>.
+(define-deprecated/public-alias python-meson-python python-meson)
+
 (define-public python-mccabe
   (package
     (name "python-mccabe")
@@ -20821,7 +20824,7 @@ codebase to support both Python 2 and Python 3 with minimal overhead.")
        (sha256
         (base32 "1syixz6xlmy1pjcr03ij7hcvaklgjy4mmwggssrmmnr9pxnn5xw9"))))
     (build-system pyproject-build-system)
-    (native-inputs (list python-meson-python
+    (native-inputs (list python-meson
                          python-cython
                          python-pytest))
     (home-page "https://github.com/sagemath/cysignals")
@@ -28490,7 +28493,7 @@ Its algorithms are based on the kakasi library, which is written in C.")
            meson
            ninja/pinned
            patchelf
-           python-meson-python
+           python-meson
            python-setuptools
            python-tappy))
     (inputs