Osman
See also: osman
English
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
- a male given name which refers to Osman Bey, the founder of the Ottoman Empire
- 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
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