Osman

See also: osman

English

Alternative forms

• Oosman

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish and Persian عثمان (ʿOsman), from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕUṯmān). Widely used as an anglicization of cognate names across the Islamic world, including Somali Cismaan.

Proper noun

Osman

1. A male given name from Ottoman Turkish.
2. A surname.

Derived terms

• Osmanian

 

Related terms

• Cismaan
• Osmanagic
• Osmaniye
• Osmanli
• Osmanovic
• Osmanski
• Ottoman
• Usman
• Usmani
• Uthman
• Uthmanic

 

Anagrams

• monas, moans, mason, maons, NOMAS, Manso, Mason, soman, manos

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish عثمان (ʿosman). Turkish pronunciation of the Arabic name عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān). Cognate with Kazakh Оспан (Ospan), Uzbek Usmon, etc.

Proper noun

Osman

1. a male given name which refers to Osman Bey, the founder of the Ottoman Empire
2. a male given name from Arabic which is originally Arabic and refers to Uthman Ibn Affan, the 3rd caliph of Muslims

Derived terms

• Osmanlı
• Osmanoğlu