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Osman.

A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Osmond, rare in English.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈɒzmən/Received-Pronunciation

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Osmond, rare in English.

  2. A surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Osmond, notably borne by: Charles J. Osman (1851–1922), Canadian businessman and politician

  3. A surname originating as a patronymic, variant of Osmond, notably borne by: Arthur Arnold Osman (1893–1972), British nephrologist

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English, from Old Norse Ásmundr, from áss (“a god”) + mund (“protection, hand”).

name/ˈɒzmən/Received-Pronunciation/ɒzˈmɑːn/Received-Pronunciation

  1. A male given name from Ottoman Turkish [in turn from Arabic], notably borne by: Osman I (d. 1323/4), founder of the Ottoman Empire.

  2. A male given name from Ottoman Turkish [in turn from Arabic], notably borne by: Osman II (1604–1622), sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1618 until his death.

  3. A male given name from Ottoman Turkish [in turn from Arabic], notably borne by: Osman III (1699–1757), sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1754 until his death.

  4. A male given name from Iranian Persian

  5. A surname.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عثمان (osmân), from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān). Doublet of Uthman and Ottoman. Widely used as an anglicization of cognate names across the Islamic world, including Somali Cismaan, Persian عثمان (usmān /osmân), Malay Usman, and even Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān) itself.

noun/ˈɒzmən/Received-Pronunciation/ɒzˈmɑːn/Received-Pronunciation

  1. Synonym of Ottoman (“member of the Ottoman dynasty”).

  2. Synonym of Ottoman (“citizen of the Ottoman Empire”).

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عثمان (osmân), from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān). Doublet of Uthman and Ottoman. Widely used as an anglicization of cognate names across the Islamic world, including Somali Cismaan, Persian عثمان (usmān /osmân), Malay Usman, and even Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān) itself.

adj/ˈɒzmən/Received-Pronunciation/ɒzˈmɑːn/Received-Pronunciation

  1. Synonym of Ottoman.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عثمان (osmân), from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān). Doublet of Uthman and Ottoman. Widely used as an anglicization of cognate names across the Islamic world, including Somali Cismaan, Persian عثمان (usmān /osmân), Malay Usman, and even Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān) itself.

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